CMI scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed six technologies that were licensed to Element3 Resources, which has launched a new facility that can produce a lot of lithium. The company hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the facility in Midland, Texas.
As noted by KMID Midland, the Element3 Resources Permian Basin Lithium Extraction and Carbonate Facility is a new plant designed to produce lithium carbonate using oilfield wastewater from the Permian Basin. Company leaders stated that the project is the first new lithium carbonate facility tied to a domestic mining operation to be brought to market in the United States since 1967.
Link to the story and video: New Midland lithium facility could produce nearly half of US lithium output