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Reuters
6 days ago
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Albemarle says Chile lithium plant operating normally after incident last week
SANTIAGO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Albemarle's (ALB.N), opens new tab La Negra lithium processing plant in Chile is operating normally after an "incident" last week, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, after a local lawmaker said authorities had opened an investigation. There were no injuries and sales of the metal used to make lithium-ion batteries are not expected to be affected, Albemarle said, without providing additional details. It was not immediately clear if operations had temporarily shut down last week. Albemarle gave no more details of the incident. Jaime Araya, who represents the Antofagasta region where the plant is located in the Chilean Congress' lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, last week sent a letter to Chile's mining regulator and labor office requesting an inspection of the site after receiving a complaint that a pipe containing acid had burst. Araya on Tuesday told Reuters he was informed that the labor inspector's office had opened an investigation. A source familiar with Albemarle's operations said such probes are standard procedure and that the plant is operating normally. A second source added that the problem affected only one tank. A union leader for plant workers, Elias Torres, said he could not comment because an investigation was underway. The labor inspector's office said it could not provide information because the matter was under review. Albemarle's shares were down slightly in Tuesday midday trading to $80.14. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Albemarle on Monday said its Chief Operating Officer Netha Johnson will leave the company as part of a management reorganization. Johnson's exit is not connected to the Chilean incident, a source told Reuters.
Reuters
6 days ago
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Albemarle's Chile lithium plant operating normally as probe opens into accident, sources say
SANTIAGO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Albemarle's La Negra lithium processing plant in Chile is operating normally, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, after a local lawmaker said authorities had opened an investigation into a recent accident there. Jaime Araya, who represents the Antofagasta region where the plant is located, last week sent a letter to Chile's mining regulator and labor office requesting an inspection of the site after receiving a complaint that a pipe containing acid had burst. Araya on Tuesday told Reuters he was informed that the labor inspector's office had opened an investigation. A source familiar with Albemarle's operations said such probes are standard procedure and that the plant is operating normally. A second source added that the problem affected only one tank and operations were normal. Albemarle did not immediately respond to questions about any impact to operations. A union leader for plant workers, Elias Torres, said he could not comment because an investigation was underway. The labor inspector's office said it could not provide information because the matter was under review.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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Chilean authorities have opened probe into accident at Albemarle lithium plant, lawmaker says
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean authorities have opened an investigation into Albemarle's La Negra lithium processing plant following an accident reported last week, a local lawmaker told Reuters on Tuesday. Lawmaker Jaime Araya, who represents the Antofagasta region where the plant is located, said he asked Chile's mining regulator and labor office to inspect the site last week after receiving a complaint that a pipe containing acid had burst. Araya said he has been informed that the labor inspector's office had opened an investigation. A union leader for plant workers, Elias Torres, said he could not comment because an investigation was underway. The labor inspector's office said it could not provide information because the matter was under review. Albemarle did not immediately respond to questions about whether any operations had been suspended. Sign in to access your portfolio
Reuters
6 days ago
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Chilean authorities have opened probe into accident at Albemarle lithium plant, lawmaker says
SANTIAGO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Chilean authorities have opened an investigation into Albemarle's La Negra lithium processing plant following an accident reported last week, a local lawmaker told Reuters on Tuesday. Lawmaker Jaime Araya, who represents the Antofagasta region where the plant is located, said he asked Chile's mining regulator and labor office to inspect the site last week after receiving a complaint that a pipe containing acid had burst. Araya said he has been informed that the labor inspector's office had opened an investigation. A union leader for plant workers, Elias Torres, said he could not comment because an investigation was underway. The labor inspector's office said it could not provide information because the matter was under review. Albemarle did not immediately respond to questions about whether any operations had been suspended.
