Standard Lithium
Good News, Bad News (Editorial)
The coverage of two major energy projects in Arkansas tell very different stories. read more >
⌚ The Week’s Top Stories In 60 Seconds
Here are the five stories that resonated most with Arkansas Business readers this week. read more >
The Great Reset: Arkansas’ Leadership Shakeups and the Stories That Defined 2025
Has any recent year reshaped Arkansas’ business and policy landscape this dramatically? read more >
$1.4B Arkansas Lithium Plant Draws Closer to Reality
The joint venture between Standard Lithium and Equinor is now “ready to progress to a final investment decision.” read more >
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 >
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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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Venture Center Launches Nation’s First Lithium Technology Accelerator
The program will bring together Arkansas’ top lithium producers with a hand-picked cohort of technology companies solving problems in energy, materials and mineral processing. read more >
Lithium Industry Clears Hurdles (Editorial)
State approval of royalty rates for lithium helps clear the way for development of the industry. read more >
Standard Lithium Adds 2 VPs to Leadership Team
Daniel Rosen will be vice president of strategy and investor relations. Tim Sobel will be vice president of health, safety, social and environment. read more >
Royalty Ruling Lets Lithium Plans Roll On
State regulators set a 2.5% royalty rate for lithium, clearing the way for Standard Lithium’s $1.5 billion project and a new energy era in south Arkansas. read more >
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State Approves Standard Lithium’s 2.5% Royalty Rate Proposal
Standard, which plans to build a $1.5 billion lithium plant near Lewisville in Lafayette County, argued that a higher rate would drive producers to Texas. read more >
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Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission to Weigh New Lithium Royalty Proposal
Smackover Lithium LLC, a joint venture of Standard Lithium and Equinor, has applied for a 2.5% royalty rate on lithium brine. read more >
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 >
Trump Fast-Tracks Federal Permitting for Standard Lithium’s Arkansas Project
The billion-dollar lithium production facility in Lafayette County is among 10 large infrastructure projects to receive FAST-41 designation. read more >
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$225M Federal Grant Closes for Building Arkansas Lithium Plant
David Park, CEO of Standard Lithium, called the grant a major milestone for a project nearly 10 years in the making. read more >
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Top Stories of 2024
Interest rates, the top business story of 2023, moderated in 2024, but insurance costs continued to skyrocket, sending last year’s No. 3 story to the top of this year’s annual list. read more >
State Regulators Reject Proposed Lithium Royalty Rate
The decision was unanimous, with Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission members saying the companies failed to prove the rate was fair and equitable. The companies argued that higher royalties could threaten their billion-dollar investment plans. read more >
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Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission Keeps Albemarle in Lithium Royalties Dispute
The commission disregarded an administrative law judge’s recommendation to consider dropping Albemarle from the application. read more >
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$450M for Arkansas — Maybe (Editorial)
A proposed $450 million federal infusion could supercharge the south Arkansas lithium industry. read more >
Royalty Issue Delayed as U.S. Puts Money on Arkansas Lithium Projects
Two developments emerged late last week in the state’s formative lithium production industry, and both could shape the course of companies’ plans to pull the battery-making metal from the brine fields of south Arkansas. read more >
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