# Civmec awarded contract for Albemarle lithium hydroxide plant

Civmec was awarded a contract by Albemarle Lithium for structural, mechanical and piping work on a new lithium hydroxide production plant in Kemerton, Western Australia. The plant will initially have three trains producing 20,000 t/y each, with site works from mid-2019 to March 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-02-19
- Where: Kemerton, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $34.0M (48.0M AUD)
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 60,000 t/y (three trains)
- Products: lithium hydroxide
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Civmec](https://endata.com/companies/294.md)
- [BHP](https://endata.com/companies/8229.md) (customer)
- [Albemarle Lithium](https://endata.com/companies/37444.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [miningmagazine.com](https://www.miningmagazine.com/processing/news/1356793/civmec-key-role-albemarle-lithium-hydroxide-plant), 2019-02-19: "We are delighted to have been selected by Albemarle as a significant construction partner for this exciting project."
- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/civmec-contract-at-south-flank-to-create-up-to-80-jobs/), 2019-02-27: "The award of this scope of work complements the packages already in production for ThyssenKrupp, in the supply, manufacture, trial assembly, surface treatment and pre-assembly of stackers, bogies and equalisers for the rail mounted machines for the South Flank project."

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