<div id="readability-page-1">SANTIAGO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The new joint venture for lithium operations between Chilean miners Codelco and SQM formally began operations on Monday with a board meeting. * The ‌NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May ​2024 and valid until 2060 was given ‍the green light. It allows the ⁠state to ⁠boost control over the operations that SQM held in the ‌Atacama salt flat. * The ​agreed model stipulates that the Chilean government, which owns Codelco, will receive up ⁠to 70% of the ‍operating ​margin associated with new production between 2025 and 2030. From 2031 onward, this will reach up ‍to 85%, including lease payments to the state development agency, taxes to the treasury and profits to Codelco. * The plan includes the adoption of new technologies and process improvements, such ​as ‍reducing net brine extraction. * The chairman of the board will be Maximo ​Pacheco, who leads the board of Codelco, and the vice chairman will be Ricardo Ramos, CEO of SQM. The remaining members are two other members of the Codelco board and two from SQM. * The ​firm's CEO will be Carlos Díaz, who previously led SQM Lithium. The chief financial officer will be Eduardo Foix. (Reporting ‍by Fabian Cambero; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle)</div>

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Codelco 和 SQM 正式启动了他们的锂联合企业 NovaAndino Litio，并召开了董事会会议。该企业是在 2024 年 5 月达成协议后成立的，允许智利政府增加对 SQM 在阿塔卡马盐滩运营的控制。政府将在 2025 年至 2030 年间从新生产中获得高达 70% 的运营利润，2031 年起这一比例将上升至 85%。董事会将由 Maximo Pacheco 担任主席，Carlos Díaz 担任首席执行官，Eduardo Foix 担任首席财务官

智利的 Codelco 与智利矿业化工通过董事会会议启动锂合作