Once Greenbushes is fully expanded, the Tianqi and Albemarle plants would take about 1.3 million tonnes of its 2.3 million tonnes of annual production, with the rest exported to China from expanded facilities in Bunbury. Tianqi 's Talison Lithium is to spend A$600m ( $450m ) doubling the output of its Greenbushes mine in South West to meet growing demand. The development comes on top of an existing A$320 m expansion and will take the mine's total capacity to about 1.3 million tonnes of lithium concentrate per year. Talison , which is owned by Australia 's Tianqi Lithium and US -based Albermarle , said a final decision on the expansion plans will be made in July , with work likely starting at the end of 2018 . The mined lithium will be processed at Tianqi and Albermarle lithium plants in Australia .
Tianqi 's Talison Lithium is to spend A$600m ( $450m ) doubling the output of its Greenbushes mine in South West to meet growing demand. The development comes on top of an existing A$320 m expansion and will take the mine's total capacity to about 1.3 million tonnes of lithium concentrate per year. Talison , which is owned by Australia 's Tianqi Lithium and US -based Albermarle , said a final decision on the expansion plans will be made in July , with work likely starting at the end of 2018 . The mined lithium will be processed at Tianqi and Albermarle lithium plants in Australia .