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MSP engineering has been engaged by
tianchu lithium to design and construct
the world's largest lithium hydroxide
facility the facility is being built in
response to the increasing demand for
lithium hydroxide as a key material in
lithium rechargeable batteries used in
various downstream applications
including electric vehicles home energy
storage power tools and consumer
electronics Jian Chi is one of the
world's largest vertically integrated
producers of lithium chemicals and
intends to increase its lithium
hydroxide capacity by up to 40,000
tonnes per annum by 2020 by building the
lithium hydroxide processing plant in
Western Australia
according to raw skill a leading lithium
industry analyst global demand for
lithium hydroxide monohydrate is
expected to increase at a compound
annual growth rate of 15% with demand
growing to 126 thousand tonnes per annum
in 2025 the feed stock for the lhp p
will be sourced from tea on cheese 51%
owned green bushes lithium mine in
western australia which is recognized as
the largest and highest grade lithium
mineral deposit in the world once the
spod remain feedstock has been mined and
processed it will be transported 250
kilometres by truck along the forest
highway to the lithium hydroxide
processing plant in punana this location
provides a number of strategic
advantages its close proximity to the
green bushes mind allows for stable and
secure supply there are a large number
of reagent suppliers based in the area
and the punana industrial complex is
home to a very experienced pool of
workers the lithium hydroxide will be
produced using the conventional lithium
sulfide process route as practiced by
tea anchi and its Shihong operation
in China the feedstock is fed into a
rotary Cal sauna which converts the
crystal structure from the alpha to beta
form the calcite spot amine is then
mixed with sulfuric acid roasted and
subjected to water leaching to extract
lithium sulfate the lithium sulfate is
purified and converted into lithium
hydroxide which is then evaporated
before being chilled and centrifuged to
remove sodium sulfate the remaining
process liquor is heated and evaporated
to crystallize lithium hydroxide prior
to drying and packaging once the product
is packaged it will be delivered to the
nearby port of Fremantle to be exported
to customers worldwide the lithium
hydroxide processing plant will have
direct access to a competitively priced
supply of gas power and water the
project is being fast-tracked with
commencement in September 2016 and
commissioning in October 2018 during
construction over 400 people will be
employed either directly or through
service providers once operational stage
one will employ 115 full-time staff
the lithium hydroxide processing plant
will be the world's largest
state-of-the-art facility it will
produce the highest quality battery
grade lithium hydroxide in the
marketplace whilst adopting world's best
practice in regards to safety and
environmental sustainability MSP he
looks forward to continuing to build on
the excellent relationship with Chianti
and ensuring the successful delivery of
the lithium hydroxide processing plant
and ultimately positioning T on she has
the world's largest supplier of quality
lithium products
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in October 2016 tea and she approved the
development of the new state-of-the-art
large scale lithium hydroxide processing
plant in Winona Western Australia
one year later trained one is on target
for commissioning in the fourth quarter
of 2018 and tyann she has announced it
will proceed with the second train at
the Queen Anna site continuing from
train 1t on she appointed MSP
engineering to undertake a detailed
feasibility study for train 2 which was
delivered in October 2017 based on that
study and white forecasts that the
consumption of lithium hydroxide as a
key material in the manufacture of
lithium-ion batteries will continue to
grow rapidly train 2 will be a
duplication of Train 1t on she has also
retained MSP engineering as lead
contractor for train 2 and with all
statutory and regulatory approvals in
place construction commenced in November
2017 on land immediately adjacent to
train one train to will take advantage
of common infrastructure and services
including the sponsor main receival
system the task filtration and disposal
system the non process infrastructure
and the product bagging and storage
facility the strong relationships MSP
engineering developed with our suppliers
and contractors during work on train 1
have been carried forward into train 2
and the project is on track for
commissioning in the fourth quarter of
2019 once trained to is complete the
quinone alidium hydroxide facility will
have a capacity of 48,000 tons per annum
of high purity battery grade lithium
hydroxide and will be the world's
largest lithium hydroxide producer the
Queen Anna facility will produce the
highest quality lithium hydroxide and at
full capacity will be one of the most
globally competitive
Thiam hydroxide produces tea and she
selected Qin Ana as the location for the
facility because it offers ready access
to a skilled workforce world-class
manufacturing capability and industrial
power water and gas networks all
reagents will be sourced locally and the
plant byproducts including alumina
silicon and sodium sulfate can be placed
into established local and regional
markets local content will reach 80
percent and includes more than 500 items
of mechanical and electrical equipment
twenty kilometers of pipe work 2,000
tons of structural steel and ten
thousand cubic meters of concrete
technical process equipment has been
sourced in Australia wherever possible
trained to will add a further 200
construction jobs for a peak of 500 and
will lift the number of full-time
operating personnel at the two plants to
more than 150 MSP engineering is proud
to have been selected to lead both
stages of this exciting project and work
alongside TIG to safely deliver a
world-class state-of-the-art
environmentally sustainable project
which will support the continued
expansion of the electric vehicle and
new energy industries
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