Zimbabwe insists on 2027 lithium concentrates export ban deadline despite extension plea from miners

HARARE, June 25– Zimbabwe will stick to the 2027 deadline for lithium producers to set up beneficiation plants, with those unable to do so encouraged to sign tolling agreements with companies that have the processing capacity, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube said Wednesday.

The minister’s remarks came after the majority of the country’s lithium producers last week pleaded for more time to complete beneficiation plants.