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Reporting by Adam Jourdan \/ Bloomberg News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUENOS AIRES
Petroleumworld 11 26 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentina’s state energy company YPF (YPFD.BA), making a push into the country’s burgeoning lithium sector, met with officials from major Chinese battery maker CATL on Thursday, with both sides talking up plans to become \u00abstrategic partners\u00bb in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South American country, part of the region’s so-called lithium triangle, is trying to ramp up production of the ultra-light metal that is key to the electric vehicle (EV) revolution, with the state eager to play a more central role via YPF. read more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) (300750.SZ) is the world’s largest EV battery manufacturer, but does not produce any lithium. It recently was outbid in a deal for Argentina-focused miner Millennial Lithium Corp (ML.V). read more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demand for the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal is surging worldwide, with prices soaring this year. Carmakers and battery suppliers are increasingly trying to lock in supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abYPF can be a strategic partner with CATL at the local level in this new stage dedicated to lithium of our flagship company,\u00bb Argentina Mining Secretary Alberto Hensel said in a statement after a meeting between the two companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATL Vice President Chen Junwei said in the statement that the firm was \u00abfocusing more on resources such as lithium\u00bb and that it had visited the salt flats in Argentina, where the metal is extracted using saltwater brine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abWe are going to need the support of Argentina and YPF as a strategic partner in lithium,\u00bb he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YPF President Pablo Gonz\u00e1lez said there were \u00abgreat opportunities for joint ventures\u00bb with CATL. YPF mainly focuses on oil and gas in the country’s massive Vaca Muerta shale formation, though it has created a new lithium unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that YPF was surveying areas with lithium potential in the northern provinces of Jujuy, Salta and Catamarca to explore and would seek investors to help develop them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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