{"id":50938,"date":"2024-11-15T11:23:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.eramet.ovh\/?page_id=50751"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:19:06","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eramine.eramet.com\/en\/eramet-eramine\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"chrono\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-6 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-timeline-vertical content-left content-boxes-timeline-layout content-boxes-icon-with-title fusion-delayed-animation\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animation-delay=\"350\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:46px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-box icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color7);box-sizing:content-box;height:26px;width:26px;line-height:26px;border-radius:50%;font-size:13px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bullseye fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.2;\">2025<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>First export of 40 tons of lithium carbonate to our customers.<\/li>\n<li>First Export Through Chile, a strategic logistical advancement.<\/li>\n<li>The first 5,000 tonnes exported were achieved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);left:28px;top:15px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:46px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-box icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color7);box-sizing:content-box;height:26px;width:26px;line-height:26px;border-radius:50%;font-size:13px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bullseye fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.2;\">2024<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Start of no commercial lithium carbonate production, making Eramet Eramine the first lithium producer in Salta.<\/li>\n<li>Eramet regains full ownership by acquiring 100% of Eramine\u2019s shares.<\/li>\n<li>Plant inauguration in presence of local, provincial, national and international authorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);left:28px;top:15px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:46px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper 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rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IRMA<\/strong>(Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance)<\/a> process, an international standard designed to assess responsible mining operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);left:28px;top:15px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:46px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-box icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color7);box-sizing:content-box;height:26px;width:26px;line-height:26px;border-radius:50%;font-size:13px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bullseye fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.2;\">2021<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Confirmation of the battery-grade quality of the lithium carbonate final product produced at the pilot plant, with a very high level of direct extraction efficiency (90%).<\/li>\n<li>Tsingshan, the Chinese iron and steel Group acquired a 49.9% stake in Eramine Sudam\u00e9rica S.A., with Eramet retaining a 50.1% majority shareholding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);left:28px;top:15px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-content-padding-left:46px;\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-box icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color7);box-sizing:content-box;height:26px;width:26px;line-height:26px;border-radius:50%;font-size:13px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bullseye fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.2;\">2019 - 2020<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Commissioning of a pilot-scale plant on-site to test and optimize the lithium extraction process at 3,800m a.s.l. at a semi-industrial scale.<\/li>\n<li>The project was mothballed during the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining pilot plant testing, team training, and community relations.<\/li>\n<li>Obtaining consent from local communities through the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process, pursuant to the ILO 169 Convention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color7);left:28px;top:15px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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