Top lithium supplier Albemarle has reached a preliminary wage agreement with union leaders in Chile on the final day of mediated talks before a strike was due to begin, the union said

EUROPEAN LITHIUM AND CRITICAL METALS HAVE ENTERED A SECOND DEED TO AMEND THEIR SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION DEED, WITH THE AMENDED SCHEME INTRODUCING A FLOATING SHARE SCHEME DEAL RATIO INTENDED TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE CRML SHARE PRICE.

Our Lithium Refinery is designed to have a much lower carbon footprint than traditional hard rock refineries – Acid-free refining helps produce a safe coproduct – Water is recycled throughout production, with every drop treated & cleaned on site – Designed to close the loop for lithium in our battery supply chain

Increasing lithium refining capacity is critical to a sustainable energy economy—today, we're breaking ground on our in-house lithium refinery outside of Corpus Christi, TX. This facility will also prioritize the elimination of a challenging refinery byproduct (sodium sulfate). Instead, the byproduct is a mixture of sand & calcium carbonate—a viable additive in the production of construction materials, allowing us to make use of this waste stream. In the future, we will also process other intermediate lithium feedstocks, including those from recycled batteries & manufacturing scrap.

26 September 2026 Tesla Lithium Plant Snapshots! The plant is looking pretty good today and the team here has made some massive milestones recently, with the Lithium Day even in July, the announcement that the LiOH monohydrate produced ere is now being used to make cathode materials at the Giga Texas Cathode plant and that the 4680s that are made from this material! Most of the roadways that were under construction on my July video are completed, with a few new ones here and there. I noted another new clearing being prepared too just to the side of the staging yard at the raw materials warehouse, so perhaps that next phase of construction is about to begin!  The new 4680s that use the LiOH from this plant are now featured in the @cybertruck the Cybercab and the newly-unveiled @tesla_semi … and who knows, they may play a big role with the upcoming Roadster, with that announcement coming up on 1 October! 4680s are also planned to be used in the upcoming @Tesla_Optimus robot, so perhaps this plant will be supporting some of that new product at some point in the future. This plant broke ground just over 4 years ago and to see it now operational and contributing to the Tesla mission is really special. Work remains ahead to eventually double the production size, add black-mass battery recycling capabilities and a whole bunch more. I hope you enjoy these snapshots from today’s drone flight!

The @Tesla Lithium plant is looking pretty good today and the team here has made some massive milestones recently, with the Lithium Day even in July, the announcement that the LiOH monohydrate produced ere is now being used to make cathode materials at the Giga Texas Cathode plant and that the 4680s that are made from this material! Work remains ahead to eventually double the production size, add black-mass battery recycling capabilities and a whole bunch more. There is a new clearing being prepared too, so perhaps that next phase of construction is about to begin! Here are just a few select images from my drone flight today!