• 100% Ownership
• Lithium Carbonate / Lithium Chloride
• Operating / Ongoing Expansion

The Salar del Hombre Muerto is the source of high-quality lithium brine. We have been producing at the site since 1997 and have expansion plans underway.

Salar del Hombre Muerto is located in northwest Argentina, in the northeastern portion of Catamarca Province on the border with Salta Province and about 1,300 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires. Minera del Altiplano S.A. (MdA), Livent’s Argentine operating subsidiary, owns and operates the site and related facilities.

The resource has a very high-grade lithium brine with historical production >740 mg/L (605ppm) and very low variability. It is also very large, covering roughly 600 square kilometers (in its entirety) with depths potentially extending to 900+ meters below ground surface. Current production does not extend below 40m and inferred resource only reaches 200m, easily supporting additional expansion.

We use a proprietary form of Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) to concentrate the lithium brine, a technology that speeds up conversion and reduces land use, resulting in a leading sustainability profile. Concentrated salar brine is used as feedstock for downstream lithium production. As of 2023, Livent has 18,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate capacity on site, and 9,000 product metric tons of lithium chloride capacity at Güemes, an offsite plant located a short distance away in Salta Province. This high purity lithium chloride is used primarily as a feedstock for our Other Specialties business.

We are undergoing several phased expansions to increase lithium carbonate production capacity to 100,000 metric tons per year by around the end of the decade. The first expansion is expected to be complete in 2024, taking lithium carbonate capacity to roughly 40,000 metric tons.

• 66.5% Ownership
• Lithium Carbonate
• Operating / Ongoing Expansion

Since 2014, our brine-based lithium facility has supplied lithium carbonate to global customers and is one of the world’s largest producing lithium evaporation pond sites.

We have lithium hydroxide production assets globally which are fed by internally produced lithium carbonate from Argentina. We have production capacity in the U.S., Japan, and China.

• 100% Ownership
• 15,000 metric tons
• Production & Commissioning

Completed 5,000 metric ton expansion in late 2022 and remains largest U.S. lithium hydroxide producer.

• Exclusive Contract Manufacturing
• 30,000 metric tons
• Production & Commissioning

Completed 15,000 metric ton expansion at new location in Zheijang in late 2023, doubling production capacity in country.

• 75% Ownership
• 10,000 metric tons
• Commissioning

Completed in 2023 with a 75% economic interest via joint venture with partner Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The first of its kind in Japan and designed to convert primary grade lithium carbonate feedstock into purified battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

• 100% Ownership
• Operating

Our Bessemer City, North Carolina, Bromborough, England, and Zhangjiagang, China facilities service global butyllithium and organometallic compound needs for the polymer and pharmaceutical markets.

We are a leader in the global butyllithium market with production capacity in the U.S., the U.K. and China totaling 3,265 product metric tons. The U.S. and U.K. plants have both been in operation for over 40 years. We have many long-standing customer relationships from our regional network and strong technical support capabilities.

As a vertically integrated producer, low-cost lithium chloride from Güemes serves as the primary feedstock for production.

• 100% Ownership
• Operating

At our Bessemer City, North Carolina facility, we produce high purity lithium metal, specialty organics, and several other inorganic products.

We are a leader in the high purity metal market with 250 product metric tons of capacity and are the only producer in the Western Hemisphere.

As a vertically integrated producer, low-cost lithium chloride from Güemes serves as the primary feedstock for production.

While primarily serving alloy and non-rechargeable battery applications today, there is strong future growth potential for lithium metal with lithium-ion battery technology advancement, particularly solid state. This is a key focus area for our R&D efforts.

• 100% Ownership
• Spodumene Concentrate
• Operating

We produce high quality spodumene concentrate at Mt. Cattlin that is qualified in the lithium supply chain globally. It is a mature and stable operation located in a world-class mining jurisdiction.