Albermarle shutters Kemerton lithium refinery

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Move puts pressure on the Future Made in Australia plan

Albemarle is shuttering the last remaining running train at Kemerton.

Albemarle is shuttering the last remaining running train at Kemerton. | Credits: Albemarle

US chemical giant Albemarle has faced facts that competitors, particularly in China, can process lithium hydroxide more cheaply and efficiently than it can in Australia and put the sole remaining operating…

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