Lithium & The Future, page-2487

More news on RIO's shift towards Lithium / EV focus

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Ma...-cleaner-resources-to-chase-electric-vehicles
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Global miner shifts focus to lithium after exit from coal
KAORI TAKAHASHI, Nikkei staff writerJune 09, 2018 05:26 JST

TOKYO -- Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto is realigning its business structure in the wake of the global resources boom, after completing its exit from the coal industry earlier this year, with an eye on electric vehicle-related battery materials.

Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastian Jacques, in a wide-ranging interview with Nikkei in Tokyo this week, laid out the company's focus on new minerals, particularly lithium, technology partnerships in Asia, and divestment in coal.