Bolivian Government Inaugurates Mega Lithium Plant in Potosi

POTOSI, BOLIVIA - DECEMBER 15: A lift truck moves a bag of lithium carbonate during the inauguration of the lithium carbonate plant dependent on the Bolivian Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy at the YLB Industrial Complex on December 15, 2023 in Potosi, Bolivia. Minister for hydrocarbons Franklin Molina, announced via a statement that the plant had finished its testing stage and it is ready to begin the production of the lithium carbonate. According to the Ministry the production will be 15,000 metric tons a year when the plant reaches its full capacity during 2024. (Photo by Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images)