EC 209-062-5
Also known as lithium salt of carbonic acid and dilithium carbonate.
chemXplore tracks 8 projects involving lithium carbonate, of which 7 are active.
6 produce it and 2 use it as feedstock.
7 new construction.
2 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: Back to Battery (1), Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc. (1), Green Lithium (1), Neptune Energy Group Holdings Limited (1), Nobian (1), Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials (1)
Investors: U.S. Department of Energy (2), Eni Next LLC (1), Eni S.p.A. (1), Equinor ASA (1), Export-Import Bank of the United States (1), IDB Invest (1)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 7 of them For subscribers
US$700m short-term facility to finance working capital for two brine lithium plants; preferential tax treatment will lower borrowing costs and improve project competitiveness.
Electrolyte additives let low-cost lithium carbonate decompose at normal cell voltages, enabling pre-doping to cut first-cycle lithium loss and raise energy density (10% in a test cell).
Liocel chosen for adsorption-based DLE testing in an oxygen-free pilot handling 1,000 L/day to evaluate adsorbents for potential industrial deployment.
Double-digit underlying production growth, new JV and project FIDs, entry into critical minerals, and a larger share buyback with slightly higher 2026 production guidance.
Pilot will test salt-assisted crystallization to refine LiCl from geothermal brines and recycled batteries into battery-grade lithium with lower energy, CO₂, water and waste.
$225m phased investment for a DLE lithium project with closed‑loop brine reinjection; 52.5 kton/y LCE target, staged start‑ups in 2028 and 2030 and up to 25% offtake option.
Engineering, supply-chain, modularization, construction and automation support for a new large-scale battery electrolyte production facility in the US to bolster battery materials supply.
Secures rights to 30% of spodumene concentrate from Wodgina and Mt. Marion; aims to link upstream mining supply with downstream processing and capture dividend income.
Secures 8,000 tpa (80,000 t total) of battery-grade lithium carbonate from a US brine project using direct lithium extraction; FID expected 2026, first production targeted 2028.
Consistent lithium carbonate production validated; customer sampling underway. Plans for bulk sampling and offtake discussions aim for commercial volumes by 2027.
