# Metso to supply processing equipment for Albemarle lithium hydroxide plant

Metso secured a contract to supply pyro-processing and comminution equipment for Albemarle's new lithium hydroxide processing plant at Kemerton, Australia. Equipment deliveries are expected to begin in the second half of 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-04-11
- Where: Kemerton, near Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: calciner and acid roaster systems, ball mills, off-gas handling systems
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Metso](https://endata.com/companies/240.md) (supplier)
- [Albemarle](https://endata.com/companies/10514.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [mining-technology.com](https://www.mining-technology.com/news/metso-lithium-hydroxide-plant/), 2019-04-10: "We are very pleased to be playing such an important role in Albemarle's plans as it races to supply booming world demand for battery-quality lithium chemicals."

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