Name of the Project
Albemarle Kemerton lithium plant.
Location
The project will be located within the Kemerton strategic industrial area, about 17 km north-east of Bunbury, in Western Australia.
Client
Albemarle Lithium.
Project Description
The aim of the project is to establish a lithium hydroxide product manufacturing plant and associated infrastructure.
The plant is designed to process up to one-million tonnes of spodumene ore concentrate containing 6% lithium oxide and sourced from the Talison mine, in Greenbushes – the biggest source of spodumene ore concentrate in the southern hemisphere. The plant will produce up to 100 000 t/y of lithium hydroxide monohydrate and up to 200 000 t/y of sodium sulphate by-product from five 20 000 t/y lithium hydroxide product process trains. Up to 1.1-million tonnes a year of tailings will also be produced as a waste product.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
The construction of these trains will be staged over the next ten years, with construction of the first trains planned to start in 2018.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Albemarle external communications Hailey Cobb, tel +1 980 299 5640 or email hailey.cobb@albemarle.com.