Russia's Angarsk plant launches lithium products
2021-03-23 10:40:54 [Print]
Russia's Angarsk Electrol-Chemical Plant (AECC), part of Rosatom's fuel company TVEL, on 19 March launched a pilot plant for the production of battery-quality lithium hydroxide.
The new production at AECC is mainly export-oriented - its potential customers are manufacturers of lithium-ion battery components, TVEL said. The main Russian customer will be TVEL's Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP), the largest producer of lithium and its compounds in Russia.
The new installation was accepted for pilot operation, during which the technology will be tested, the technical characteristics of the process will be confirmed and prototypes of the products will be obtained. Based on the results, key technological solutions will be developed for large-scale production, which is planned to begin in 2024. However, in 2021, it is planned not only to produce pilot batches of lithium hydroxide, but also to start selling it to consumers.
The new production at AECC is mainly export-oriented - its potential customers are manufacturers of lithium-ion battery components, TVEL said. The main Russian customer will be TVEL's Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP), the largest producer of lithium and its compounds in Russia.
The new installation was accepted for pilot operation, during which the technology will be tested, the technical characteristics of the process will be confirmed and prototypes of the products will be obtained. Based on the results, key technological solutions will be developed for large-scale production, which is planned to begin in 2024. However, in 2021, it is planned not only to produce pilot batches of lithium hydroxide, but also to start selling it to consumers.
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