# Avalon and Metso sign MOU for lithium processing facility

Avalon Advanced Materials has signed a memorandum of understanding with Metso Corporation to develop Ontario's first lithium hydroxide processing facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The agreement was signed on July 10, 2023.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2023-07-10
- Where: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Status: announced
- Products: lithium hydroxide
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Metso](https://endata.com/companies/240.md) (partner)
- [Avalon Advanced Materials](https://endata.com/companies/71336.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/avalon-signs-mou-with-metso-a-world-leader-in-critical-minerals-technology-to-advance-the-development-of-ontario-s-first-lithium-processing-facility-858167205.html), 2023-07-10: "Metso's platform and technological solutions perfectly complement Avalon's vision to complete an integrated lithium value chain in Ontario."

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