Codelco

[Feb – 2026] Chile moves to fast-track new lithium deals

[Jan – 2026] SQM completes Codelco lithium merger after Chile court rejects appeal

[Dec – 2025] Codelco and Glencore agree to a Memorandum of Understanding to increase smelting capacity in Chile

[Dec – 2025] Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit

[Dec – 2025] Codelco and SQM form Novaandino Litio, the joint venture for the development of lithium in the Salar de Atacama

[Nov – 2025] China grants conditional approval for Codelco-SQM lithium joint venture

[July – 2025] Chile’s Codelco secures new lithium quota for SQM partnership

[July – 2025] Codelco-SQM lithium deal under fire as Chile’s electoral currents intensify

[July – 2025] Indigenous groups ask Chile court to pause community review of Codelco-SQM lithium deal

[May – 2025] Chile lithium deal deepens Rio Tinto’s push into ‘white gold’ EV metal

[May – 2025] Chile’s leftist presidential hopefuls spar over SQM-Codelco deal

[Apr – 2025] Chile’s Codelco secures $666m loan from Japan’s JBIC, commercial bank