據(jù)油價網(wǎng)4月21日消息稱，智利本周表示，全球第二大鋰生產(chǎn)國智利計劃將鋰開采行業(yè)國有化，并補充稱，未來的合同將只授予由國家控制的公私合作伙伴關(guān)系。

這一消息導(dǎo)致全球最大的鋰生產(chǎn)商Albemarle Corporation和SQM的股價在周四和周五早些時候暴跌。

智利用鹵水生產(chǎn)鋰，與阿根廷生產(chǎn)方式類似。世界上最大的鋰供應(yīng)商澳大利亞則從硬巖礦中生產(chǎn)鋰。

智利總統(tǒng)周四在電視講話中表示，智利將其龐大的鋰開采行業(yè)國有化的舉措旨在保護環(huán)境和促進經(jīng)濟增長，這是電池生產(chǎn)供應(yīng)鏈中至關(guān)重要的第一步。

據(jù)路透社報道，智利總統(tǒng)表示：“這是我們向可持續(xù)和發(fā)達經(jīng)濟轉(zhuǎn)型的最佳機會。我們不能浪費它。”

他將在今年下半年尋求智利國會對國有化的支持。目前還不確定國會是否會批準(zhǔn)總統(tǒng)關(guān)于鋰產(chǎn)業(yè)國有化計劃中的所有提議。

根據(jù)該計劃，智利不會撤銷與私營公司的現(xiàn)有合同，但不會簽發(fā)新的合同，除非許可證持有人包括國有公私合營實體。

目前，鋰生產(chǎn)巨頭SQM和Albemarle在智利的合同分別將于2030年和2043年到期。

雖然不會終止合同，但他表示，智利政府希望這些公司能夠在合同到期前將國家作為參與者納入其中。

智利總統(tǒng)表示，全球最大的銅生產(chǎn)商智利國家銅業(yè)公司(Codelco)將受命尋找創(chuàng)建一家國有鋰公司的最佳方式。

曹海斌 摘譯自 油價網(wǎng)

原文如下：

Chile Plans To Nationalize Lithium Extraction Industry

The world's second-largest lithium producer, Chile, plans to nationalize the lithium extraction industry, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said this week, adding that future contracts would be given only to public-private partnerships with state control.

The announcement sent shares in the world's biggest lithium producers, Albemarle Corporation and SQM, tumbling on Thursday and early Friday.

Chile produces lithium from brine, similar to the production in Argentina. The world's top lithium supplier, Australia, produces lithium from hard rock mines.

The Chilean move to nationalize its huge lithium extraction industry, the crucial first step in the battery production supply chain, is aimed at protecting the environment and boosting economic growth, President Boric said in a televised address on Thursday.

"This is the best chance we have at transitioning to a sustainable and developed economy. We can't afford to waste it," Boric said, as carried by Reuters. 

Boric will look to receive support from Chile's Congress for the nationalization in the second half of this year. It is not certain whether Congress will approve all proposals in the president's plans for the nationalization of the lithium industry.

Under the plan, Chile will not rescind existing contracts with private companies but will not issue new ones unless the license holder includes a state-controlled public-private entity.

The current contracts in Chile of lithium-producing giants SQM and Albemarle expire in 2030 and in 2043, respectively. 

While there will not be contract terminations, Boric said the Chilean government hopes that the companies could be open to including the state as a participant before the contract expiration. 

The world's top copper producer, Chile's state-owned Codelco, will be tasked to find the best way to create a state-owned lithium company, the Chilean president said.