Investing in Lithium

Lithium is the lightest solid element and an alkali metal. It is the 31st most abundant element, and is used in batteries for cell phones and cameras and in high performance aerospace alloys. High-capacity lithium-ion batteries are used to power electric vehicles. Lithium deuteride is used in staged thermonuclear weapons as a fusion fuel. Compounds of lithium are also used as mood stabilizing drugs. Chile is the leading producer of lithium, though the largest lithium reserves lie in the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE: SQM) - http://www.sqm.com/ - This lithium giant is also a major producer of iodine.
China Sun Group High Tech (OTC: CSGH) - Lithium iron phosphate and cobaltosic oxide
Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) - Dow is developing advanced lithium batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Western Lithium Canada Corporation (CVE: WLC) - Operates the King's Valley Lithium Project in Nevada.
Lithium One (CVE: LI) - Cyr Lithium Prospect in Quebec
Valence Technology (NASDAQ: VLNC) - http://www.valence.com/products/battery_modules - Lithium Iron Magnesium Phosphate (LiFeMgPO4) batteries
First Lithium Resources (CVE: MCI) - lithium exploration in Canada.
Axeon Holdings (LON: AXE) - http://www.axeon.com/Technology/Cells/Lithium-%28secondary-rechargeable%29.aspx - The largest independent supplier of lithium-ion batteries in Europe
Polypore (NYSE: PPO) - membrane separators for lithium batteries
China BAK Battery (NASDAQ: CBAK) - http://www.bak.com.cn/product.asp - Chinese producer of cylindrical lithium-ion cells, lithium polymer cells, and aluminium-case lithium-ion cells
Canada Lithium Corporation (CVE: CLQ) - lithium spodumene pegmatite deposit in Quebec
A123 Systems (NASDAQ: AONE) - rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
Advanced Battery Technologies (NASDAQ: ABAT) - http://www.abat.com.cn/ - Rechargeable polymer lithium-ion (PLI) batteries
Rockwood Holdings - (NYSE: ROC)
Ultra Lithium (CVE: ULI) - Berland River property in Alberta, Canada, and Zigzag Lake property in Ontario, Canada
Orocobre (ASX: ORE) - Australian producer of lithium, boron, and potash
Altair Nanotechnologies (NASDAQ: ALTI) - http://www.altairnano.com/ - Nano-structured lithium titanate batteries
Avanex (NASDAQ: AVNX) - Lithium niobate optical modulators
Hong Kong Highpower Technology (AMEX: HPJ) - http://www.haopengbattery.com/en/ - Lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries

Lithium News
2010-03-09 - (ft) - Copper and lithium scramble to power the energy future
2010-03-09 - (nyt) - The lithium chase
2010-01-20 - (wsj) - Toyota seeks lithium supply for batteries
2009-08-05 - (dow) - Dow Kokam receives $161 million U.S. Department of Energy grant
2009-07-13 - (icis) - Lithium producers set to benefit from growth in hybrid autos market
2008-11-09 - (bbc) - Bolivia holds key to electric car future.
2007-08-03 - (mw) - Two ways to play the lithium boom

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