NgoDisemba 16, i-POSCO yamemezela ukuthi izotshala izigidi ezingu-830 zamaRandi ukuze kwakhiwe isitshalo se-lithium hydroxide e-Argentina ukuze kukhiqizwe izinto zebhethri zezimoto zikagesi.Kubikwa ukuthi lesi sitshalo sizoqala ukwakhiwa engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2022, futhi sizoqedwa futhi sifakwe ekukhiqizeni engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2024. Ngemva kokuqedwa, singakhiqiza amathani angu-25,000 we-lithium hydroxide minyaka yonke, engahlangabezana nokukhiqizwa konyaka. isidingo sezimoto zikagesi ezingu-600,000.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ibhodi labaqondisi be-POSCO ligunyaze ngo-December 10 uhlelo lokwakha isitshalo se-lithium hydroxide kusetshenziswa izinto zokusetshenziswa ezigcinwe echibini likasawoti lase-Hombre Muerto e-Argentina.I-Lithium hydroxide iyisici esibalulekile sokukhiqiza ama-cathode ebhethri.Uma kuqhathaniswa namabhethri e-lithium carbonate, amabhethri e-lithium hydroxide anempilo ende yesevisi.Ukuphendula isidingo esikhulayo se-lithium emakethe, ngo-2018, i-POSCO yathola amalungelo okumba echibini likasawoti i-Hombre Muerto e-Galaxy Resources yase-Australia ngama-US $ 280 wezigidi.Ngo-2020, i-POSCO yaqinisekisa ukuthi leli chibi laliqukethe amathani ayizigidi ezingu-13.5 ze-lithium, futhi ngokushesha yakha futhi yasebenzisa imboni encane eduze nechibi.
I-POSCO ithe ingase ikhulise isitshalo se-lithium hydroxide yase-Argentina ngemuva kokuthi iphrojekthi isiqediwe futhi iqale ukusebenza, ukuze umthamo wokukhiqiza wesitshalo waminyaka yonke uzonwetshwa ngamanye amathani angama-250,000.