7 Biggest Lithium-mining Companies in 2024
For a long time, most of the world’s lithium was produced by an oligopoly of producers often referred to as the Big Three: Albemarle (NYSE:ALB), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) (NYSE:SQM) and Arcadium Lithium (NYSE:ALTM), formerly called Livent.
These US-listed companies remain major entities in the lithium sector; however, the space has expanded significantly in recent years, and interested investors should cast a wider net to look at global companies — in particular those listed in Australia and China, as companies in both countries have become major players in the industry.
While Australia has long been a top-producing country when it comes to lithium, China has risen quickly to become not only the top lithium processor and…
