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Standard Lithium, Equinor JV awards S&B EPCC contract for South West Arkansas lithium processing plant

PUBT·05/26/2026 12:04:47
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Standard Lithium, Equinor JV awards S&B EPCC contract for South West Arkansas lithium processing plant
  • Standard Lithium’s Smackover Lithium JV signed an EPCC contract with S&B for the South West Arkansas Project’s central processing facility.
  • Deal includes a limited notice to proceed for detailed engineering, permitting support, early procurement to de-risk schedule ahead of a 2026 final investment decision.
  • Central processing facility scope covers direct lithium extraction through battery-quality lithium carbonate finishing at a Lafayette County, Arkansas site.
  • Plant designed for 22,500 tonnes a year of lithium carbonate in phase one; central processing facility represents about two-thirds of projected capex.
  • Key pre-FID construction vendor contracts now complete; remaining work focuses on customer offtakes, project financing.


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