Russia plans to launch industrial-scale lithium production before 2030, with key output expected from deposits in the Murmansk Region and the Republic of Tuva, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Alexander Kozlov announced.

Bolivia announced on Tuesday that it has signed a $1 billion agreement with China’s CBC, a subsidiary of the world’s largest lithium battery producer, CATL, to construct two lithium carbonate production plants in the southwest of the country.