Tag: Lithium

Deloitte awarded WA advanced manufacturing hub contract

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The proposed South West Advanced Manufacturing Technology Hub for Bunbury, Western Australia will enter the next phase of planning with Deloitte brought in to prepare a feasibility study and...

A ‘leap forward’: Critical Minerals Strategy surfaces

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has earmarked $500 million for critical minerals projects under its new Critical Minerals Strategy, which will also seek to streamline the environmental approval process and update...

WA lithium hydroxide plant set to double output

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A lithium hydroxide plant in Kemerton, Western Australia will double its lithium hydroxide production after confirming expansion plans. Collectively, the plant will produce 100,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide...

Lithium exports triple to $19bn in a year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The value of Australian lithium exports are expected to triple in real-terms this financial year, from $5.2 billion to $18.6 billion, according to the latest figures published by the...

On lithium supply chains and the extraction of value

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
It turns out that the two lightest reactive elements (excluding the noble gas helium), hydrogen and lithium, are central to our energy future, but neither is an energy source....

PM throws support behind local battery manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stressed the need for Australia to move along the critical minerals value chain to compete in global export markets, continuing the government’s commitment to...

$250m loan for Pilbara lithium plant

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $250 million loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility and Export Finance Australia will support the expansion of a lithium mining and processing site in the Pilbara, Western...

Chinese JV first to produce Australian battery lithium

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Chinese-Australian joint venture in Western Australia has become the first company to begin production of battery grade lithium hydroxide in Australia. Joint-venture Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia said late...