I imagine this is usually because these countries sign long-term supply agreemen...

		Panzer04 on Nov 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Australia became the world’s greatest lithium ... I imagine this is usually because these countries sign long-term supply agreements at fixed prices. This is good because it guarantees stability of demand for companies, but obviously bad if gas prices go up after signing said agreement.