NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Bolivia is open to tie-ups with European and other global companies for lithium exploration and extraction provided they adhere to the country’s conditions, president Luis Arce said on Wednesday.
“We are open to any company that wants to come to Bolivia, but the conditions are clear,” Arce told Reuters in an interview, adding that his country wants to participate in the entire production chain.
“We have enough reserves so that several companies can be operating simultaneously without crashing into one another,” he added, mentioning that European firms would be well placed to participate. “What we want is efficiency in technology.”