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Zimbabwe starts lithium exports from Chinese processing plants


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Issue 492 - 09 Oct 2023 - By Tonderayi Mukeredzi | 4 minute read

Exports of lithium have begun from a number of recently-developed processing plants – many operated by Chinese companies – as Zimbabwe looks to better exploit its large resources of a vital energy transition mineral. However, recent figures show overall production has been declining this year, writes Tonderayi Mukeredzi.

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