Diisambar 16, POSCO waxay ku dhawaaqday inay ku maalgelin doonto US $ 830 milyan si loogu dhiso warshad lithium hydroxide ee Argentina si loogu soo saaro qalabka baytari ee baabuurta korontada.Waxaa lagu soo waramayaa in warshadda ay bilaabi doonto dhismaha qeybta hore ee sanadka 2022-ka, iyadoo la dhameystiri doono lana soo saari doono qeybta hore ee sanadka 2024. Marka la dhameeyo, waxay soo saari kartaa 25,000 oo tan oo lithium hydroxide ah sanadkii, taasoo dabooli karta wax soo saarka sanadlaha ah. baahida 600,000 baabuurta korontada.
Intaa waxaa dheer, guddiga maamulka POSCO ayaa ansixiyay December 10 qorshe lagu dhisayo warshad lithium hydroxide iyadoo la isticmaalayo alaabta ceeriin ee lagu kaydiyay harada cusbada Hombre Muerto ee Argentina.Lithium hydroxide waa sheyga xudunta u ah soo saarida cathodes baytariyada.Marka la barbar dhigo baytariyada carbonate litium, baytariyada lithium hydroxide waxay leeyihiin nolol adeeg dheer.Iyada oo laga jawaabayo baahida sii kordheysa ee lithium ee suuqa, 2018, POSCO waxay heshay xuquuqda macdanta harada cusbada Hombre Muerto ee Khayraadka Galaxy ee Australia $ 280 milyan.Sannadkii 2020, POSCO waxay xaqiijisay in harada ay ka kooban tahay 13.5 milyan oo tan oo lithium ah, isla markiibana ay dhistay oo ay hawlgelisay warshad yar oo bannaan oo ku taal harada.
POSCO waxay sheegtay in laga yaabo inay sii balaadhiso warshadda lithium hydroxide ee Argentine ka dib marka mashruuca la dhammeeyo oo la hawlgeliyo, si awoodda wax soo saarka warshadda sannadlaha ah lagu kordhiyo 250,000 oo tan oo kale.