The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, speaks during an interview with AFP in Salta, Argentina, on July 3, 2024. The French mining group Eramet and its Chinese partner Tsingshan inaugurated on July 3 in Argentina a major center for the exploitation of lithium, the white metal that is indispensable for the energy transition, particularly in the automotive sector, as it is key to electric batteries.  (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)