with Rio putting the need for lithium in the spotlight. Rio Tinto $Rio Tinto (RIO.US)$ will soon become one of the largest lithium suppliers, second only to Albemarle and SQM.
It comes as it inked a deal to takeover Arcadium $Arcadium Lithium (ALTM.US)$ $Arcadium Lithium PLC (LTM.AU)$ for $5.85 per share, valuing the deal at $6.7 billion. This represents a 90% premium to Arcadium's closing price on Octo...