There is absolutely nothing stopping Lake from going back to the...

There is absolutely nothing stopping Lake from going back to the drawing board, scrapping their current business model and choosing to follow Livents footsteps by building a conversion plant in the US

Of course the process hasn't started, you need to secure your site, complete your feasibility work (Costs alot more to build a plant in the US, then it does in Argentina), you then need to start on the approvals pathway to get a permit in the US (No easy feat)

So sure, it could be done in time and for the right price

But has Lake announced any such plans ? Has Lake even hinted that they are prepared to scrap their current business model and start again

As I said earlier, you dont just get to make up what suits your agenda in a discussion forum. The company decides that, and Lake as we discuss today have no such plans to start again !