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Shares of some of the world’s biggest lithium mining companies traded sharply lower on Friday after Chilean President Gabriel Boric unveiled a new state-led strategy to develop its vast resources of the metal, which is vital for the development of electric vehicles.
Mr. Boric, a leftist former student protest leader who took office last year, announced late Thursday plans to create a state-owned lithium company to develop Chile’s lithium resources, a key campaign promise. In a televised address, Mr. Boric said the state would take a majority stake in partnerships with private companies to develop lithium.
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