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Tianqi Lithium Kwinana LiOH Plant
Tianqi Lithium Kwinana LiOH plant; 100% Tianqi-owned; Kwinana Industrial Area (~40km south of Perth, WA); first large-scale lithium hydroxide refinery built outside China (~2019-2021; AUD $700M+ construction cost). Design capacity: 48,000 t/year LiOH·H2O in two trains. The plant was heralded as a strategic milestone when built — demonstrating Australia could convert its own spodumene domestically rather than exporting to China. However, Tianqi Kwinana experienced significant operational difficulties: quality issues, staffing shortages, equipment commissioning problems, and COVID-related delays kept utilization rates well below nameplate for 2021-2023. Tianqi reported the plant operating at approximately 40-50% of design capacity through 2023. Spodumene feedstock from Greenbushes Mine. Source: Tianqi Lithium Annual Report 2023; Reuters; Australian Financial Review.
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