Argentina's customs office, the Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA), has set a reference price of $53 per kg that will come into effect from Tuesday, June 7 and will apply to local lithium exports to the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan . While the price for lithium used in batteries has dwindled toward historic lows, an exclusive report to which Bloomberg Línea shows that a balance between supply and demand could be reached in the near future. With 64 projects currently under development or already extracting lithium, Argentina is. Customs authorities in Argentina have set an official reference price for the country's exports of lithium carbonate, a move that was intended to add transparency to the government's monitoring of the sector and to the collection of royalties from local exporters. What is certain is that in the first eight months of 2025 (through August), lithium exports totaled US$494 million, marking year-on-year growth of 32% in value and 56% in volume. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2016 when the average export price increased by 77%. However, the draft bill is currently being reviewed by the Economy Ministry because some of the articles, such as the internal market quotas, export duties, royalties, and "preferential prices", are deemed questionable.
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