# Tianqi Lithium approves $300M expansion of Kwinana lithium plant

Tianqi Lithium has approved $300 million in funding for stage 2 development of its Kwinana lithium processing plant in Western Australia, doubling annual capacity from 24,000 to 48,000 tonnes. Construction is expected to be complete by late 2019, creating up to 60 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-27
- Where: Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: Q4 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 48,000 tonnes per annum of lithium hydroxide
- Products: lithium hydroxide from spodumene for batteries
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Tianqi Lithium](https://endata.com/companies/27590.md)

## Sources

- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/boost-wa-jobs-300m-tianqi-lithium-plant-expansion/), 2017-10-27: "Demand for lithium continues to grow, fuelled by its use in renewable energy storage and electric car batteries."

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