EV battery maker SK On to buy 100k metric tons of Arkansas lithium from ExxonMobil
Electrek
JULY 1, 2024
EV battery maker SK On has signed a non-binding agreement to buy lithium from ExxonMobil’s first planned extraction project in Arkansas.
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Image: Ford EV battery maker SK On has signed a non-binding agreement to buy lithium from ExxonMobil’s first planned extraction project in Arkansas. The Arkansas project will extract lithium from underground saltwater deposits and convert it into battery-grade material onsite. Get started here.
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Standard Lithium’s flagship project is located in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of the commercial viability of lithium extraction from more than 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations. Allow for strategic project expansion.
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The terms enable SK On to explore a multiyear agreement that would allow it to secure up to 100,000 metric tons of lithium from ExxonMobil’s project in Arkansas for SK On’s battery plants in the US. BlueOval SK, a joint venture between SK On and automaker Ford, plans to operate two battery plants in Kentucky, and one in Tennessee.
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energy major Exxon Mobil said on Tuesday it had signed a non-binding agreement to supply lithium from its proposed Arkansas project to South Korean EV battery maker SK On. Exxon in November announced plans to produce lithium from pumped out brine in Arkansas, from regions considered to hold significant deposits of the metal.
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SK On is rapidly ramping up battery production plans in the US – earlier this week, the South Korea-headquartered battery maker had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ExxonMobil for a multiyear offtake agreement of up to 100,000 metric tons of Arkansas lithium.
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Albemarle’s domestic resources also include the historic 800-acre Kings Mountain, NC, lithium site, which is one of the richest spodumene ore deposits in the world and home to the company’s global lithium technical center and piloting operations, as well as lithium-containing brines in Arkansas.
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