Australia's Talison Lithium is to spend A$600m ($450m) doubling the output of its Greenbushes mine in Western Australia to meet growing demand. The company said it would invest $200m over three years and build a new plant at the site that will produce lithium metal for use as batteries or fuel cells. Talison, which is owned by China'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.
Australia's Talison Lithium is to spend A$600m ($450m) doubling the output of its Greenbushes mine in Western Australia to meet growing demand. The development comes on top of an existing A$320m expansion and will take the mine's total capacity to 2.3 million tonnes of lithium concentrate per year. Talison, which is owned by China'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.