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2025 Call for Proposals: CORFO – Albemarle Agreement Quota

Application:
Opening date:
April 30, 2025 15:00 hours (*)
Closing date:
September 25, 2025 13:00 hours (*)
 

SELECTION PROCESS OF SPECIALIZED PRODUCERS OF LITHIUM PRODUCTS WITH ADDED VALUE IN CHILE – 2025

Corfo invites domestic and foreign entities established or to be established in Chile, with verifiable experience, and technical and financial capabilities, to submit proposals for carrying out projects for the development of value-added products that use lithium produced in our country by the company Albemarle. The selected entity will be able to access the Preferential Price of Lithium Products by Albemarle until 2043.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Domestic and foreign entities established or to be established in Chile that are interested in developing value-added products based on lithium in Chile from the supply, at a Preferential Price, of lithium carbonate produced by the Albemarle.

WHAT BENEFITS DOES IT PROVIDE?

  • Access to Albemarle’s lithium carbonate supply until 2043
  • Access to Albemarle’s lithium carbonate at a Preferential Price

EXPECTED RESULTS

Installation in the national territory of domestic or foreign entities established or to be established in Chile that invest and develop their production work of value-added products, including, for example, precursors and/or cathode material, cathodes for batteries, other lithium battery components, metallic lithium, and other applications. Likewise, selected entities are expected to generate local capacities and value, encourage technological development, promote the development of productive chains, and generate enabling conditions for Chile’s sustainable development.

AVAILABILITY OF LITHIUM PRODUCTS

Lithium Carbonate (LI2CO3) at a Preferential Price:

Initial volume availability of 9,599 ton/per year of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE), increasing annually

CALL FOR PROPOSALS INFORMATION

Here you can access all the necessary documentation related to this Call for Proposals, including the legal application guidelines, participation conditions and requirements, and other complementary documents of interest. Once you complete the registration form, you will be able to download the guidelines and all the information required to prepare your application.

Download the guidelines

Timeline of the Application Process

Opening

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00/00/2024

April 30 ,2025

15:00 hours (*)

Consultation Period

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00/00/2024

Until September 1, 2025

13:00 hours (*)

Closing

Inicio:

00/00/2024

September 25, 2025

13:00 hours (*)

(*) All times are in accordance with the local time in Santiago, Chile.


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INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS

INQUIRIES:

For inquiries about the process or the legal application guidelines of this Call for Proposals, please refer your inquiries to: lithiumprojects@corfo.cl

APPLICATIONS:

Send your documentation to lithiumprojects@corfo.cl, with the subject line:

“Application of (name of Bidder) to the Call, to grant the status of Specialized Producer of Value-Added Lithium Products in Chile”.

Important

  • Each email must not exceed 25 MB.
  • A maximum of 4 emails per application will be accepted.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF INTEREST