Andy Robinson
‘It’s Time to Build It’: Standard Lithium’s $1.5B Arkansas Plant Moves Closer to Reality
Backed by a $225 million federal grant, fresh equity, and interest from export credit agencies, the company's Smackover Lithium venture is preparing for a final investment decision on a plant in Lafayette County. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium, Equinor Expand Lithium Project into Northeast Texas
Standard Lithium and Equinor’s joint venture reports top U.S. lithium brine grades in Texas, strengthening plans alongside Arkansas operations. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Simmons Funds SPP; Lithium News Abounds
SPP landed $150M to advance its power market project as lithium giants including EnergyX, Chevron, and Standard Lithium expanded in Arkansas. read more >
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Oil & Gas Commission Designates Southwest Arkansas Brine Unit
Standard Lithium said the approval “sets the stage for establishing a royalty rate” for brine field owners sometime next month, a critical step toward commercial production. read more >
Standard Lithium Names Longtime Koch Exec David Park as New CEO
Outgoing CEO Robert Mintak, who led the company’s move into Arkansas, will stay on as an adviser through August 2025. read more >
Standard Lithium Boasts Test Plant Results Near El Dorado
The publicly traded Canadian company said two tests show that its lithium extraction process is "ready to scale." read more >
by Kyle Massey -
New Standard Well Yields High Concentrations of Lithium, Potash and Bromine
Standard Lithium says it has drilled a new brine well in the Smackover Formation of east Texas that broke its own record for lithium concentration. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
New Standard Lithium Well Produces Record Lithium Concentrations
The well in east Texas is the latest of the company's projects in the Smackover geological formation. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium Buys 118 Acres for $1.3B Plant
The company hopes to start construction on what it calls its South West Arkansas project sometime in 2025. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Preliminary Study Foresees $1.27B Standard Lithium Project in Arkansas
Standard Lithium announces results from its preliminary study of the feasibility of a $1.27 billion lithium production project in southwest Arkansas. read more >
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BNP Paribas to Handle Debt Financing for Standard Lithium Plant
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium, Koch Affiliate in Deal to Speed Commercial Development
The deal, in which the companies will share data and together develop and commercialize lithium brine processing flow sheets for Standard’s use in the region, forges another bond with subsidiaries of Koch Industries of Wichita, a significant investor in the project. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium Reports Key Results From Texas Drilling
Samples have yielded the highest confirmed levels of the element ever found in North American brine, the company said. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium Begins Drilling in Lafayette County
The project is a key milestone for the Vancouver company and goes hand in hand with a project at a Lanxess bromine filtering operation in El Dorado. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium Announces Hirings, Progress Toward El Dorado Plant
Two engineering experts with decades of experience managing energy and mining projects have joined the company. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium Delivers 2nd Test Plant to El Dorado
Standard Lithium Ltd. of Canada delivers a second modular lithium production test plant to the El Dorado site where it has been extracting ingredients for the lithium-ion battery market for well over a year. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Standard Lithium to Trade on NYSE American
A Canadian company making steady strides toward establishing a lithium extraction industry in south Arkansas passes another milestone, announcing approval to list its shares on the NYSE American exchange. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Lithium Project Expands in Arkansas, With Murphy Oil Keeping Watch
While Standard Lithium expanding its reach for brine in South Arkansas, Murphy Oil Corp. is noting that it also has brine fields near El Dorado, but no active plans to exploit them. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Lithium Passes Second Purification Test
The Canadian startup dedicated to creating a new lithium industry in Arkansas has proved a second method of purifying Arkansas-produced lithium chloride into high-quality lithium carbonate for the battery market. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
El Dorado Project Has Proved Itself, Standard Lithium Says
Standard Lithium LLC says it has proved that its technology can collect lithium from Arkansas’ underground brine and process it into better-than-battery grade lithium carbonate for the lithium-ion market. read more >
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