HONG KONG -- Tianqi Lithium, a Chinese lithium producer struggling to meet heavy debt repayment obligations, said it had reached agreement to sell almost half of its interest in the world's largest mine for the mineral now prized by electric vehicle producers.
China debt crunch
China's struggling Tianqi Lithium to get $1.4bn from Australian deal
Company sells almost half its stake in world's largest mine for EV material
A lithium mine operated by SQM in Chile. Tianqi Lithium has been under pressure from a heavy debt load since acquiring a minority stake in SQM two years ago. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
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