On April 15, 2024, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) signed a five-year in principle with Hung Thinh Group (HTG) from Vietnam. According to this agreement, SRC will import rare earth carbonates from Vietnam to produce rare earth metals at SRC’s rare earth processing facility. HTG will supply SRC with up to 3,000 tonnes of rare […]

According to the regular report of economy (December 2023) published by the embassy of Japan in Chile, the latest situation of the country can be summarized as below.: ①Renewable Energy The Chilean government, the Magallanes provincial government, and a coalition of hydrogen companies have signed a public-private agreement on green hydrogen development, with the aim […]

According to the regular report of economy (November 2023) published by the embassy of Japan in Chile, the latest situation of the country can be summarized as below.: SONAMI (Chilean Nacional Society of Mining) announced copper production forecasts.According to the announcement, copper production in 2023 was expected to decline from 5.33 million tons (in 2022) […]

According to the regular report of economy (October 2023) published by the embassy of Japan in Chile, the latest situation of the country can be summarized as below.: In Chile, as companies move toward the retirement of coal-fired power plants, the country’s largest coal-fired power generation company in northern Chile is considering partnering with Japanese […]

What’s renewable energy? Hydropower, solar, wind, and ocean energy are used as sources and are considered inexhaustible on a human scale.Energy from biomass, geothermal energy, and biofuels are also recognized as renewable, depending on how they are used. (*1) Renewable Energy in Chile According to an official announcement from the Chilean government, the country has […]

According to the regular report of economy (September 2023) published by the embassy of Japan in Chile, the latest situation of the country can be summarized as below.: A local newspaper reported a new discovery of metallic lithium deposit derived from a paleo volcano in the United States (on the border between Nevada and Oregon), […]

According to the regular report of economy (August 2023) and the regular report of politics (August 2023) published by the embassy of Japan in Chile, the latest situation of the country can be summarized as below.: ①Lithium Recently, the Chilean government is promoting the establishment of state-owned lithium company (strengthening public-private collaboration), but a local […]

①Mining In August, the Chilean Senate Mining Committee, after hearing from companies developing lithium projects worth more than USD 3 billion in the country, proposed a reform plan that would recognize lithium rights and allow private companies to develop lithium. Also, in the same month, Chile’s Ministry of Mines published an official gazette stating that […]