Europe Chemetall's Lithium activities were started in 1923 with the production of Lithium metal and salts, such as the chloride, hydrides, bromide and many others, in different forms and specifications. Chemetall GmbH began the production of organolithiums in the early 1970's. Initially butyllithium was used only in the production of synthetic rubber but its use has now been expanded into the manufacture of thermoplastics. Today, there is a rapid growth in the use of a broad range of organolithi...