Eramet targets November production start at Argentina lithium plant

France's Eramet aims to start production at its new Centenario lithium plant in Argentina in November and ramp up to 24 000 metric tons of battery grade lithium by mid-2025, it said on Wednesday after starting the final test phase at the plant.

The $870-million plant, a joint venture with Chinese nickel and steel giant Tsingshan, is likely to be among the first worldwide to use an innovative processing system called direct lithium extraction, or DLE, at commercial scale.