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C.J. Hammel / Jiang Su / William McLaughlin / Shan Ring / /
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producer / increasingly important player / Chemical Marketing Reporter / major lithium producer / lithium leader / leader / fertilizer producer / /
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vitamin A / lithium carbonate / material / /
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LITHIUM By Joyce A. Ober The United States has been the largest producer and consumer of lithium and its compounds, and two U.S. companies have been the leading lithium carbonate producers in the world for many years. Ch