Dundee Capital Market's coverage of Lithium America's suggests the potential for the company to be one of the lowest costs lithium carbonate producers in the world.
SQM saw its share price climb over 6 percent on Tuesday after Potash Corp, said its board rejected an unsolicited $39 billion offer from miner BHP Billiton. Lithium investors will remain very interested in this development as BHP said it continues to review its options and will make a further announcement in due course.
With more than 22 million electric bikes sold in China last year, the demand for lithium ion battery technology is under potential threat as increased transportation regulations would increase ownership costs and reduce the demands for domestic electric bicycle use.
While analysts are still debating the net impact of health-care reform on a multitude of factors (including the fiscal deficit and health-care outcomes per dollar), Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist for the Vice President seems to be already diverting focus to other challenges including green technology.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011