Albemarle's CEO Luke Kissam talks about the strong potential of its past producing, plain vanilla hard rock lithium mine in King's Mountain North Carolina in the final segment of our interview from $ALB's world headquarters in Charlotte on May 30. And update on plans at Wodgina JV with Mineral Resources and potential for further China conversion assets. Luke also weighs into the increasingly topical discussion about USA Security of Supply.

Albemarle's Chile Country manager and ex-USA diplomat Ellen Lenny Pessagno also joins Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper in Santiago at the 11th annual FastMarkets Lithium Supply & Markets Conference with an update after her first nine months since joining ALB. Ellen outlines her and ALB's commitment to Sustainability while doubling the company's lithium production in Atacama and La Negra through the installation of new equipment to increase yield by 30%. And the company’s unique relationship and commitment to and employment of local indigenous populations as well as its strong relationship with CORFO and other government regulators.

King's Mountain in Charlotte, the Queen City of the South. Virginia USA-born Ellen Lenny Pessagno. American Girls.

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