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Australia’s fledgling batteries downstream sector at a crossroads

Kristie Batten | August 11, 2024 | 7:12 am Battery Metals Australia Lithium Nickel 

Australia’s efforts to establish a downstream lithium sector were dealt another blow last week when Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) suspended parts of its Kemerton hydroxide plant, south of Perth. The Kemerton facility was planned to have four 25,000 tonne-per-annum production trains,...

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