Lithium Rush Heats Up With SQM's $1 Billion Azure Buy : vima

(Bloomberg) -- Lithium mining giant SQM has won over Perth-based Azure Minerals Ltd. with a sweetened A$1.6 billion ($1 billion) cash offer, the latest deal as large battery-metal producers race to secure supply in Australia, home to some of the world’s richest deposits.Most Read from BloombergLi Keqiang, China’s Second-Most Powerful Man for a Decade, Dies at 68Tech Giants Signal Rebound as Amazon, Intel Rally: Markets WrapIsrael Latest: US Strikes Two Iran-Linked Facilities in SyriaControversia

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