{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"35538","rtpr_id":"nGNXbzXTRB","ticker":"LAR","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["LAR","LIT","ZV5"],"title":"Lithium Argentina Receives RIGI Approval for Cauchari-Olaroz Stage 2 Expansion","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-14T20:05:00.308Z","article_body":"ZUG, Switzerland, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Argentina AG\n(“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) (TSX: LAR) (NYSE: LAR) today\nannounced that the expansion of the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation\n(“Cauchari-Olaroz”) under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime\n(“RIGI”) has obtained the approval of the Evaluation Committee. The\nexpansion (“Stage 2”) targets production capacity for an additional 45,000\ntonnes per annum (\"tpa\") of lithium carbonate equivalent (“LCE”), building\non Cauchari-Olaroz's Stage 1 operating capacity of 40,000 tpa.\n\nThe approval was announced today by Luis Caputo, the Minister of Economy,\nfollowing completion of the final technical evaluation under the RIGI review\nprocess, the formal resolution is expected in June 2026.\n\nSam Pigott, CEO of Lithium Argentina, commented:\n\n“Securing RIGI approval is an important milestone in de-risking the Stage 2\nexpansion at Cauchari-Olaroz. With Stage 1 performing well, the operation is\ngenerating strong cash flow and well positioned to support this next phase of\ngrowth.”\n\n“Argentina continues to provide a constructive backdrop for large-scale\ninvestment, reinforcing the strategic value of our asset base. This is\nreflected in the strong interest we are seeing at Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes\n(\"PPG\") from a broad global group of potential partners and customers focused\non building a diversified and resilient supply chain of lithium chemicals -\nengagement that supports and further de-risks our long-term growth\nstrategy.”\n\nBenefits of RIGI\n\nRIGI is Argentina's federal incentive regime for large-scale investments in\nstrategic export industries, including lithium. RIGI provides Stage 2 with 30\nyears of foreign exchange regulation, fiscal and customs stability, among\nother significant benefits. Key features include:\n* Investment commitment: A minimum of US$200 million in accountable assets,\nwith at least US$80 million deployed within the first two years from approval.\n* Legal certainty: Dispute resolution mechanisms and safeguards against\nregulatory changes.\n* Tax incentives: A 25% corporate income tax rate (down from 35%), lower\ndividend/remittances withholding tax (50% reduction after seven years),\naccelerated depreciation and a beneficial VAT regime (including issuing VAT\ncredit certificates in lieu of payment in cash).\n* Customs: Duty-free import of approved capital goods for construction and\noperation, and exemption from duties to exports after three years since RIGI\napproval.\n* Foreign exchange: Ability to retain export proceeds offshore and\nunrestricted access to hard currency for debt service and shareholder\ndistributions.\nThe RIGI approval follows a series of key project advancements, including the\nupdated mineral resource estimate at Cauchari-Olaroz announced in March 2026,\nwhich the Company believes demonstrates sufficient resource scale to support\nfuture expansion and the submission of the Stage 2 environmental permit\napplication.\n\nNext Steps\n\nThe Company continues to advance Stage 2 which is expected to leverage the\nstrong cash flow generated from Stage 1 operation, reinforcing a disciplined\nand capital-efficient approach to growth. Next steps to advance and de-risk\nthe Company’s growth plan include:\n* Stage 2 permitting: Environmental permit application submitted in December\n2025, supported by the completion of a basin-wide hydrological resource model\nsupporting Stage 2 production capacity.\n* Stage 2 development plan: Technical and economic plans advancing, with\ndefinitive development plan results expected in mid-2026.\n* PPG: Following receipt of environmental permits in November 2025 for the\nfirst phase, a RIGI application was submitted in early 2026 based on a\nthree-phase development plan targeting total capacity of 150,000 tpa of LCE.\nLithium Argentina and Ganfeng continue to advance discussions with potential\nstrategic partners regarding minority ownership interests.\nABOUT LITHIUM ARGENTINA\n\nLithium Argentina is a producer of lithium carbonate for use primarily in\nlithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles. The Company, in partnership with\nGanfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. (“Ganfeng”) operates the Cauchari-Olaroz\nlithium brine operation in the Jujuy province of Argentina and is advancing\nPPG in the Salta province of Argentina. Lithium Argentina currently trades on\nthe TSX and on the NYSE under the ticker “LAR”.\n\nCauchari-Olaroz is 44.8% owned by the Company, 46.7% by Ganfeng and 8.5% by\nJEMSE, a mining investment company owned by the government of Jujuy Province\nin Argentina.\n\nFor further information contact:\nInvestor Relations\nTelephone: +1 778-653-8092\nEmail: kelly.obrien@lithium-argentina.com\nWebsite: http://www.lithium-argentina.com\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION\n\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” and\n“forward-looking statements” (which we refer to collectively as\nforward-looking information) under the provisions of applicable securities\nlegislation. Forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words\nsuch as seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”,\n“expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”,\n“propose”, “potential”, “target”, “intend”, “could”,\n“might”, “should”, “believe”, “scheduled”, “implement” and\nsimilar words or expressions. All statements, other than statements of\nhistorical fact, are forward-looking information. Forward-looking information\nin this news release include, without limitation, information with respect to\nthe following matters or the Company’s expectations relating to such\nmatters: the approval of Stage 2 expansion at Cauchari-Olaroz under RIGI and\nthe timing for formal ratification of such approval; the benefits of the\napproval of Stage 2 expansion at Cauchari-Olaroz under RIGI; the Company’s\nplans for PPG, including building a diversified and resilient supply chain of\nlithium chemicals and the anticipated benefits therefrom; benefits of RIGI;\nthe Company’s plans and next steps to advance Stage 2 and PPG; the timing\nand amount of future production, capacity and anticipated costs; and global\nproduction estimates.\n\nForward-looking information may involve known and unknown risks, assumptions\nand uncertainties which may cause the Company’s actual results or\nperformance to differ materially. This information reflects the Company’s\ncurrent views with respect to future events and is necessarily based upon a\nnumber of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company today,\nare inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingences, and\naccordingly, the Company can give no assurance that these assumptions and\nexpectations will prove to be correct. With respect to forward-looking\ninformation included in this news release, the Company has made assumptions\nregarding, among other things: current technological trends; the business\nrelationship between the Company and Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd.; ability\nto fund its operations; the ability to operate in a safe and effective manner;\nuncertainties relating to obtaining and/or maintaining mining, exploration,\ndevelopment, environmental and other permits or approvals in Argentina; demand\nfor lithium; impact of increasing competition in the lithium business,\nincluding the Company’s competitive position in the industry; general\neconomic conditions; stability and support of legislative, regulatory and\ncommunity environment in the jurisdiction where it operates; estimates of and\nchanges to market prices for lithium and commodities; estimates costs for the\nproject or operation; estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves,\nincluding whether mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral\nreserves; reliability of technical data; and the ability to achieve full\nproduction; and accuracy of budget and estimates. Forward-looking information\nalso involves known and unknown risks that may cause actual results to differ\nmaterially, these risks include, among others: formal ratification of the\napproval of Stage 2 expansion at Cauchari-Olaroz under RIGI may not occur as\nanticipated, or at all; the benefits of the approval of Stage 2 expansion at\nCauchari-Olaroz under RIGI may not be realized as anticipated, or at all; the\nCompany’s plans and next steps to advance Stage 2 and PPG may not be\nimplemented as contemplated, or at all; the benefits from the Company’s\nadvancement of Stage 2 and PPG may not be realized as anticipated, or at all;\nthe benefits of RIGI may not be realized as anticipated, or at all; the\noperations may not operate and produce as planned; cost overruns; market\nprices affecting development of the operation; risks associated with\nco-ownership arrangements; risks with ability to successfully secure adequate\nfinancing if necessary; risks to the growth of the lithium markets; lithium\nprices; inability to obtain any future required governmental permits and that\noperations may be limited by government-imposed limitations; technology, cyber\nsecurity and artificial intelligence risk; inability to achieve and manage\nexpected growth; political risk associated with foreign operations, including\nco-ownership arrangements with foreign domiciled partners; emerging and\ndeveloping market risks; operational risks; changes in government regulations;\nchanges in environmental requirements; failure to obtain or maintain necessary\nlicenses, permits or approvals; insurance risk; receipt and security of\nmineral property titles and mineral tenure risk; changes in project or\noperation parameters; uncertainties associated with estimating mineral\nresources and mineral reserves, including uncertainties regarding assumptions\nunderlying such estimates; whether mineral resources will ever be converted\ninto mineral reserves; opposition to the Company’s projects; geological or\ntechnical or processing problems; liabilities and risks; health and safety\nrisks; unanticipated results; unpredictable weather; unanticipated delays;\nreduction in demand for lithium; inability to generate profitable operations;\nrestrictive covenants in debt instruments; intellectual property risks;\ndependency on key personnel; currency and interest rate fluctuations; and\nvolatility in general market and industry conditions. Additional risks,\nassumptions and other factors are set out in the Company’s management\ndiscussion analysis and most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, copies of\nwhich are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n\nAlthough the Company has attempted to identify important risks and\nassumptions, given the inherent uncertainties in such forward-looking\ninformation, there may be other factors that cause results to differ\nmaterially. Forward-looking information is made as of the date hereof and the\nCompany does not intend, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or\nrevise the forward-looking information contained in this news release, except\nas required by law. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue\nreliance on forward-looking information. \n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbzXTRB","title":"Lithium Argentina Receives RIGI Approval for Cauchari-Olaroz Stage 2 Expansion","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"LAR","created":"2026-05-14T20:05:00.308Z","tickers":["LAR","LIT","ZV5"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"ZUG, Switzerland, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Argentina AG\n(“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) (TSX: LAR) (NYSE: LAR) today\nannounced that the expansion of the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation\n(“Cauchari-Olaroz”) under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime\n(“RIGI”) has obtained the approval of the Evaluation Committee. The\nexpansion (“Stage 2”) targets production capacity for an additional 45,000\ntonnes per annum (\"tpa\") of lithium carbonate equivalent (“LCE”), building\non Cauchari-Olaroz's Stage 1 operating capacity of 40,000 tpa.\n\nThe approval was announced today by Luis Caputo, the Minister of Economy,\nfollowing completion of the final technical evaluation under the RIGI review\nprocess, the formal resolution is expected in June 2026.\n\nSam Pigott, CEO of Lithium Argentina, commented:\n\n“Securing RIGI approval is an important milestone in de-risking the Stage 2\nexpansion at Cauchari-Olaroz. With Stage 1 performing well, the operation is\ngenerating strong cash flow and well positioned to support this next phase of\ngrowth.”\n\n“Argentina continues to provide a constructive backdrop for large-scale\ninvestment, reinforcing the strategic value of our asset base. This is\nreflected in the strong interest we are seeing at Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes\n(\"PPG\") from a broad global group of potential partners and customers focused\non building a diversified and resilient supply chain of lithium chemicals -\nengagement that supports and further de-risks our long-term growth\nstrategy.”\n\nBenefits of RIGI\n\nRIGI is Argentina's federal incentive regime for large-scale investments in\nstrategic export industries, including lithium. RIGI provides Stage 2 with 30\nyears of foreign exchange regulation, fiscal and customs stability, among\nother significant benefits. Key features include:\n* Investment commitment: A minimum of US$200 million in accountable assets,\nwith at least US$80 million deployed within the first two years from approval.\n* Legal certainty: Dispute resolution mechanisms and safeguards against\nregulatory changes.\n* Tax incentives: A 25% corporate income tax rate (down from 35%), lower\ndividend/remittances withholding tax (50% reduction after seven years),\naccelerated depreciation and a beneficial VAT regime (including issuing VAT\ncredit certificates in lieu of payment in cash).\n* Customs: Duty-free import of approved capital goods for construction and\noperation, and exemption from duties to exports after three years since RIGI\napproval.\n* Foreign exchange: Ability to retain export proceeds offshore and\nunrestricted access to hard currency for debt service and shareholder\ndistributions.\nThe RIGI approval follows a series of key project advancements, including the\nupdated mineral resource estimate at Cauchari-Olaroz announced in March 2026,\nwhich the Company believes demonstrates sufficient resource scale to support\nfuture expansion and the submission of the Stage 2 environmental permit\napplication.\n\nNext Steps\n\nThe Company continues to advance Stage 2 which is expected to leverage the\nstrong cash flow generated from Stage 1 operation, reinforcing a disciplined\nand capital-efficient approach to growth. Next steps to advance and de-risk\nthe Company’s growth plan include:\n* Stage 2 permitting: Environmental permit application submitted in December\n2025, supported by the completion of a basin-wide hydrological resource model\nsupporting Stage 2 production capacity.\n* Stage 2 development plan: Technical and economic plans advancing, with\ndefinitive development plan results expected in mid-2026.\n* PPG: Following receipt of environmental permits in November 2025 for the\nfirst phase, a RIGI application was submitted in early 2026 based on a\nthree-phase development plan targeting total capacity of 150,000 tpa of LCE.\nLithium Argentina and Ganfeng continue to advance discussions with potential\nstrategic partners regarding minority ownership interests.\nABOUT LITHIUM ARGENTINA\n\nLithium Argentina is a producer of lithium carbonate for use primarily in\nlithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles. The Company, in partnership with\nGanfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. (“Ganfeng”) operates the Cauchari-Olaroz\nlithium brine operation in the Jujuy province of Argentina and is advancing\nPPG in the Salta province of Argentina. Lithium Argentina currently trades on\nthe TSX and on the NYSE under the ticker “LAR”.\n\nCauchari-Olaroz is 44.8% owned by the Company, 46.7% by Ganfeng and 8.5% by\nJEMSE, a mining investment company owned by the government of Jujuy Province\nin Argentina.\n\nFor further information contact:\nInvestor Relations\nTelephone: +1 778-653-8092\nEmail: kelly.obrien@lithium-argentina.com\nWebsite: http://www.lithium-argentina.com\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION\n\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” and\n“forward-looking statements” (which we refer to collectively as\nforward-looking information) under the provisions of applicable securities\nlegislation. Forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words\nsuch as seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”,\n“expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”,\n“propose”, “potential”, “target”, “intend”, “could”,\n“might”, “should”, “believe”, “scheduled”, “implement” and\nsimilar words or expressions. All statements, other than statements of\nhistorical fact, are forward-looking information. Forward-looking information\nin this news release include, without limitation, information with respect to\nthe following matters or the Company’s expectations relating to such\nmatters: the approval of Stage 2 expansion at Cauchari-Olaroz under RIGI and\nthe timing for formal ratification of such approval; the benefits of the\napproval of Stage 2 expansion at Cauchari-Olaroz under RIGI; the Company’s\nplans for PPG, including building a diversified and resilient supply chain of\nlithium chemicals and the anticipated benefits therefrom; benefits of RIGI;\nthe Company’s plans and next steps to advance Stage 2 and PPG; the timing\nand amount of future production, capacity and anticipated costs; and global\nproduction estimates.\n\nForward-looking information may involve known and unknown risks, assumptions\nand uncertainties which may cause the Company’s actual results or\nperformance to differ materially. This information reflects the Company’s\ncurrent views with respect to future events and is necessarily based upon a\nnumber of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company today,\nare inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingences, and\naccordingly, the Company can give no assurance that these assumptions and\nexpectations will prove to be correct. With respect to forward-looking\ninformation included in this news release, the Company has made assumptions\nregarding, among other things: current technological trends; the business\nrelationship between the Company and Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd.; ability\nto fund its operations; the ability to operate in a safe and effective manner;\nuncertainties relating to obtaining and/or maintaining mining, exploration,\ndevelopment, environmental and other permits or approvals in Argentina; demand\nfor lithium; impact of increasing competition in the lithium business,\nincluding the Company’s competitive position in the industry; general\neconomic conditions; stability and support of legislative, regulatory and\ncommunity environment in the jurisdiction where it operates; estimates of and\nchanges to market prices for lithium and commodities; estimates costs for the\nproject or operation; estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves,\nincluding whether mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral\nreserves; reliability of technical data; and the ability to achieve full\nproduction; and accuracy of budget and estimates. Forward-looking information\nalso involves known and unknown risks that may cause actual results to differ\nmaterially, these risks include, among others: formal ratification of the\napproval of Stage 2 expansion at Cauchari-Olaroz under RIGI may not occur as\nanticipated, or at all; the benefits of the approval of Stage 2 expansion at\nCauchari-Olaroz under RIGI may not be realized as anticipated, or at all; the\nCompany’s plans and next steps to advance Stage 2 and PPG may not be\nimplemented as contemplated, or at all; the benefits from the Company’s\nadvancement of Stage 2 and PPG may not be realized as anticipated, or at all;\nthe benefits of RIGI may not be realized as anticipated, or at all; the\noperations may not operate and produce as planned; cost overruns; market\nprices affecting development of the operation; risks associated with\nco-ownership arrangements; risks with ability to successfully secure adequate\nfinancing if necessary; risks to the growth of the lithium markets; lithium\nprices; inability to obtain any future required governmental permits and that\noperations may be limited by government-imposed limitations; technology, cyber\nsecurity and artificial intelligence risk; inability to achieve and manage\nexpected growth; political risk associated with foreign operations, including\nco-ownership arrangements with foreign domiciled partners; emerging and\ndeveloping market risks; operational risks; changes in government regulations;\nchanges in environmental requirements; failure to obtain or maintain necessary\nlicenses, permits or approvals; insurance risk; receipt and security of\nmineral property titles and mineral tenure risk; changes in project or\noperation parameters; uncertainties associated with estimating mineral\nresources and mineral reserves, including uncertainties regarding assumptions\nunderlying such estimates; whether mineral resources will ever be converted\ninto mineral reserves; opposition to the Company’s projects; geological or\ntechnical or processing problems; liabilities and risks; health and safety\nrisks; unanticipated results; unpredictable weather; unanticipated delays;\nreduction in demand for lithium; inability to generate profitable operations;\nrestrictive covenants in debt instruments; intellectual property risks;\ndependency on key personnel; currency and interest rate fluctuations; and\nvolatility in general market and industry conditions. Additional risks,\nassumptions and other factors are set out in the Company’s management\ndiscussion analysis and most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, copies of\nwhich are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n\nAlthough the Company has attempted to identify important risks and\nassumptions, given the inherent uncertainties in such forward-looking\ninformation, there may be other factors that cause results to differ\nmaterially. Forward-looking information is made as of the date hereof and the\nCompany does not intend, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or\nrevise the forward-looking information contained in this news release, except\nas required by law. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue\nreliance on forward-looking information. \n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-14T20:05:00.387357227Z","server_sent_at_ms":1778789100387},"received_at":"2026-05-14T20:05:00.455Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"24982","press_release_id":"35538","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"regulatory","narrative":"Lithium Argentina received Evaluation Committee approval for the Stage 2 expansion of its Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation under Argentina’s RIGI regime.\n\nThe expansion targets an additional 45,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent, bringing total capacity to 85,000 tpa when combined with Stage 1.\n\nRIGI approval grants 30 years of fiscal, customs, and foreign exchange stability, including a reduced 25% corporate tax rate and duty-free imports, significantly de-risking the project's economics.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Major regulatory win for LAR: RIGI approval locks in 30-year tax/FX stability for Stage 2 expansion."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"stage1_capacity_tpa":40000,"stage2_capacity_tpa":45000,"ppg_total_capacity_tpa":150000,"rigi_initial_deployment_usd":80000000,"rigi_investment_commitment_usd":200000000,"lar_ownership_cauchari_olaroz_pct":44.8,"jemse_ownership_cauchari_olaroz_pct":8.5,"ganfeng_ownership_cauchari_olaroz_pct":46.7}},"quotedText":"Securing RIGI approval is an important milestone in de-risking the Stage 2 expansion at Cauchari-Olaroz.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Sam Pigott","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Luis Caputo","role":"Minister of Economy"}],"products":["lithium carbonate","lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE)"],"companies":[{"name":"Lithium Argentina AG","ticker":"LAR","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd.","ticker":"GANF","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"JEMSE","relationship":"minority partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"US$200 million","context":"minimum investment commitment for RIGI"},{"amount":"US$80 million","context":"minimum deployment within first two years"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"RIGI approval de-risks the Stage 2 expansion by securing 30 years of fiscal, customs, and FX stability. 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