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  "id": 12530566,
  "title": "POSCO completes upstream process of 2nd lithium plant in Argentina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/posco-completes-upstream-process-of-2nd-lithium-plant-in-argentina",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T03:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261007/posco-completes-upstream-process-of-2nd-lithium-plant-in-argentina"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "POSCO Holdings has successfully completed the upstream process of its second brine lithium plant in Argentina, located at the Hombre Muerto Salt Flat. This achievement marks a significant milestone for the company, as it brings the annual production capacity to 50,000 tons of lithium hydroxide. The completion ceremony, held on Tuesday, was attended by POSCO Group Chairman Chang In-hwa, POSCO Argentina President Park Hyun, Argentine presidential chief of staff Karina Milei, and Korean Ambassador to Argentina Lee Chong-hwa. Chang expressed his pride in overcoming numerous challenges in the extreme environment at 4,000 meters above sea level, emphasizing the company's commitment to proactively securing competitive resources and turning them into production and profitability for stable lithium supply.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "POSCO completes upstream process of 2nd lithium plant in Argentina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/posco-completes-upstream-process-of-2nd-lithium-plant-in-argentina-12533811",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:32:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessKorea",
        "title": "POSCO Completes Second Argentina Lithium Plant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/posco-completes-second-argentina-lithium-plant",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:04:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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