{"id":1055,"date":"2024-07-30T19:45:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/produccion-de-litio\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T17:58:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:58:48","slug":"lithium-production","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/lithium-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium production"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row pagina height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Lithium production<\/h1><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>It can be extracted from nature in two ways: from rocks or brine. For example, rock extraction predominates in Australia and brine in Chile.<\/p>\n<p>Brine is a solution of water and mineral salts that can be found below the surface of salt flats. It is 7 times saltier than sea water. It cannot be used for human consumption or agriculture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>How does SQM currently produce lithium?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div id=\"ult-carousel-87153353169d408fa99342\" class=\"ult-carousel-wrapper   ult_horizontal\" data-gutter=\"15\" data-rtl=\"false\" ><div class=\"ult-carousel-310068358369d408fa9921b \" ><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production1.png 1025w, https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production1-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production2.png 1025w, https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production2-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production3.png 1025w, https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production3-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production4.png 1025w, https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production4-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production-5.png 1024w, https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Lithium-production-5-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n\t\t\t\t\tif( typeof jQuery('.ult-carousel-310068358369d408fa9921b').slick == \"function\"){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('.ult-carousel-310068358369d408fa9921b').slick({dots: true,autoplaySpeed: \"5000\",speed: \"300\",infinite: false,arrows: true,nextArrow: '<button type=\"button\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Next\" style=\"color:#7372ff; 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SQM has a plan to reduce the extraction of brines and inland waters.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Extraction-Reduction-Plan.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Extraction-Reduction-Plan.png 1024w, https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SF_Extraction-Reduction-Plan-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_d2120c1a\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span style=\"color: #0d0d0d;\"><a style=\"color: #0d0d0d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sqmsenlinea.com\/salmuera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Follow <\/strong>the monitoring of daily brine extraction at SQM\u2019s operations.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how and where lithium is produced today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1055","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1055"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1473,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1055\/revisions\/1473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}