On national television from 9:00 p.m., President Gabriel Boric will announce the new National Lithium Policy, where, among other measures, a bill will be introduced for the creation of the national company for the raw material.
The President’s national message is given in the prelude to his visit to the Antofagasta region together with the Ministers of Finance, Mario Marcel; Economy, Nicolás Grau and Mining, Marcela Hernando, to present the plan in greater detail.
According to slogan Third, through a minute disseminated among pro-government parliamentarians, it was revealed that a bill will be entered for the creation of the National Lithium Company. To this is added the creation of the Public Institute of Lithium and New Technologies, yes, for the second semester of 2023.
In the same way, a strategy will be announced for the entry of the State as a productive actor in the Salar de Atacama, which will be implemented in 2023 and will operate from 2024. In addition, a mechanism for exploration and cadastre of resources from salt flats other than the Atacama Salt Flats.
Another point to be announced is the existence of a participatory process at the national level, with local communities, and the creation of the Corfo Committee for the productive development of Lithium and Salt Flats, for the third quarter of 2023.
According to the aforementioned draft, within this policy there will be a “public-private” collaboration, where the State will put a “long-term strategic vision throughout the production cycle.” Meanwhile, private companies will contribute with “capital, technological innovation and networks in the market.”
