Turkey to launch first lithium production plant on Dec. 26
2020-12-25 10:39:01 [Print]
The inauguration of Turkey's pilot lithium production plant will take place on Saturday, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez disclosed on Wednesday.
Lithium from the Eti Maden pilot lithium production plant in the country's northwestern province of Eskisehir will be used in components in Turkey's first domestically manufactured electric car under the stewardship of Turkey's Automobile Joint Venture Group (TOGG), Donmez explained via videoconference during the Mining Council Preliminary Workshop in the capital Ankara.
The plant will help supply the local market by eventually producing an annual average of 1,000-1,200 tons of lithium and compounds that previously needed to be imported.
Turkey's initial lithium production from boron sources will start at about 10 tons per year but is expected to rise to nearly 600 tons in the coming years, according to Donmez.
Earlier this month, the country also laid the foundation of its first lithium-ion battery production facility in the central province of Kayseri. The sprawling facility, comprising of a closed area of 24,000 square meters (nearly 6 acres) in an organized industrial zone in the eastern outskirts of the city of Kayseri, is planned for completion next year. The facility will be established by Aspilsan Energy, which is owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation with a 98% share.
Lithium from the Eti Maden pilot lithium production plant in the country's northwestern province of Eskisehir will be used in components in Turkey's first domestically manufactured electric car under the stewardship of Turkey's Automobile Joint Venture Group (TOGG), Donmez explained via videoconference during the Mining Council Preliminary Workshop in the capital Ankara.
The plant will help supply the local market by eventually producing an annual average of 1,000-1,200 tons of lithium and compounds that previously needed to be imported.
Turkey's initial lithium production from boron sources will start at about 10 tons per year but is expected to rise to nearly 600 tons in the coming years, according to Donmez.
Earlier this month, the country also laid the foundation of its first lithium-ion battery production facility in the central province of Kayseri. The sprawling facility, comprising of a closed area of 24,000 square meters (nearly 6 acres) in an organized industrial zone in the eastern outskirts of the city of Kayseri, is planned for completion next year. The facility will be established by Aspilsan Energy, which is owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation with a 98% share.
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