AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBrain-Health Research: A Science Advances study of 2,928 adults across five Latin American countries, including Chile, linked speech patterns that sound older than a person’s age with dementia and older-appearing brain scans. The researchers caution that the study cannot establish cause or diagnose dementia. Lithium Supply: EnergyX signed a binding 10-year, $2 billion deal for Trafigura to buy 100,000 tonnes of lithium products from projects in Chile and Texas; its Antofagasta project will supply part of the first-phase carbonate. Copper Expansion: Cobre plans to lift Sierra Atacama output in stages, first to 18,000 tonnes a year, then 25,000, with a possible longer-term rise to 50,000 subject to studies and approvals. Clean-Energy Infrastructure: Chile opened its first heavy-duty hydrogen refuelling station in Quilicura for a two-truck pilot, while ENGIE commissioned an 802-MWh battery at a coal complex. Rare Earths: Aclara and CAP inaugurated a Chilean demonstration plant for rare-earth metals and alloys.
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