On the evening of May 26, 2022, Salt Lake disclosed that it plans to invest in a new 40,000-ton/year basic lithium-salt integration project, including a new annual output of 20,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate and an annual output of 20,000 tons of lithium chloride. The total investment is about 7.082 billion yuan, and the construction period is two years.

Lanke Lithium, a subsidiary of Salt Lake Co., has an existing lithium carbonate production capacity of 30,000 tons. At present, Lanke Lithium's production and sales are proceeding as planned. The main product of Lanke Lithium is industrial-grade lithium carbonate. The latest ex-factory ton price is about 450,000 yuan. "Recent sales have declined slightly compared with the previous ones, but the sales work is still going on normally." A relevant person from Salt Lake Co., Ltd. told reporters that the production capacity release of Lanke Lithium Industry has gradually improved, and the annual output of 30,000 tons of lithium carbonate per day is 100 tons. Around, it is expected to further increase to 120 tons to 130 tons after entering June.

Although the newly expanded production capacity is not directly related to Lanke Lithium, given that Lanke Lithium has achieved large-scale production, the new project will strengthen cooperation with Lanke Lithium in project construction, personnel and production.

It is also understood that the 30,000-ton battery-grade lithium carbonate project jointly developed by Salt Lake and BYD is also in progress. At present, BYD is using the company's own lithium extraction technology for pilot work. After the pilot test results are verified, the two parties will negotiate the project. start-up matters.

Just one day before the launch of the Salt Lake Lithium Salt Project, Ganfeng Lithium announced that it plans to invest no more than 2 billion yuan to build a spodumene lithium extraction production base in Fengcheng, forming a new energy material for lithium batteries with an annual output of 50,000 tons of lithium carbonate equivalent. capacity. The project is to be constructed in two phases, with the first phase constructing a lithium hydroxide project with an annual output of 25,000 tons. At present, Ganfeng Lithium's lithium carbonate design capacity is 43,000 tons/year, effective capacity is 28,000 tons, and the capacity utilization rate is about 69%. The lithium hydroxide production capacity is 70,000 tons/year, and the capacity utilization rate reaches 87.98%. If the company's designed lithium carbonate production capacity is reached and the Fengcheng project is successfully put into operation, the company's total lithium carbonate production capacity will exceed 90,000 tons, and the company's lithium carbonate production capacity will be successfully doubled.

Several other lithium salt projects are also advancing rapidly. The development of lithium resources has become a key factor affecting the development of the lithium battery industry. Editor/He Yuting