Livent’s roots in the lithium market go back to the 1940s, when Lithium Corporation of America worked closely with the United States government on developing useful applications for Lithium. FMC Corporation acquired the lithium business in 1985. In 1991, we began supplying Sony Electronics the lithium raw material for its first lithium-ion batteries used in hand-held camcorders, enabling them to make the camera smaller and more portable.