Bolivia inks deals with 3 transnational companies on lithium projects

LA PAZ, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia signed strategic agreements Tuesday with three transnational companies on technological projects to exploit lithium at three salt flats, including Empexa, as part of the national plan of metal industrialization.

Presiding the signing ceremony, Bolivian President Luis Arce described the development as an "important step" toward implementing new technologies that can make the mos