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Lithium jolt for Kwinana

WESTERN Australia is throwing its hat into the lithium downstream processing ring with Tianqi Lithium Australia, the 51% owner of Greenbushes operator Talison, approving a 24,000 tonne per annum lithium hydroxide plant in Kwinina.

Karma Barndon
Tianqi Lithium is creating Australia's first major lithium downstream operation.

Tianqi Lithium is creating Australia's first major lithium downstream operation.

At the moment WA’s lithium is processed to about 6% concentration and sent to China where it is further processed and then onsold to the battery manufacturers. The lithium hydroxide the Tianqi (pronounced...

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