Lithium carbonate sales volume in Bolivia

In 2020, lithium carbonate sales of Bolivian state-owned company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YBL) were below 0.01 metric tons, with sales restricted to samples for the international assessment of quality. In the first half of the year, YBL's lithium carbonate production was estimated at 34 metric tons.
YBL is responsible for developing the entire production chain of salt flats' resources in Bolivia, such as lithium and potassium salts. The company was founded in 2017, under the Ministry of Economy, replacing the former responsible organ, Gerencia Nacional de Recursos Evaporíticos (GNRE).

Lithium carbonate sales of Bolivian state-owned company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YBL) from 2017 to 2020 (in metric tons)

Characteristic	Sales in metric tons
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Release date

August 2021

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Region

Bolivia

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

Special properties

Includes exports

Supplementary notes

* Figure lower than 0.01 metric tons. According to the source, only samples were sold, for international quality assessments.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the report.
Figures have been rounded.

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