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LITHIUM INDUSTRY NATIONALIZED IN CHILE
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SANTIAGO, April 20 (Reuters) - Chile's President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would nationalize the country's lithium industry, the world's second-largest producer of the metal essential in electric vehicle batteries, to boost its economy and protect its environment.