Surging lithium demand sets stage for big deals
The $4 billion merger between Orocobre and Galaxy is about building scale ahead of a lithium supply deficit.Â
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The deal, announced on Monday, will unite the two in a merger of near equals. Orocobre shareholders will control 54.2 per cent of the company, which will be run by Orocobre chief executive Martin Perez de Solay, with Galaxy chairman Martin Rowley to lead the board.
Electric car sales are underpinning lithium demand. Â
David Rowe
Itâs a deal that creates the fifth-largest lithium chemicals company in the world. But perhaps more importantly for the two shareholder groups, it provides increased scale and diversification that should help the merged entity ride the ups and downs of both the lithium market and of mine development.