‘It’s Time to Build It’: The Standard Lithium Saga

‘It’s Time to Build It’: The Standard Lithium Saga

Four years ago, Standard Lithium Ltd. was the target of a scathing 10,000-word report from Hindenburg Research suggesting the Vancouver startup’s lithium brine work in south Arkansas might be just a stock scam. But now, Standard’s joint venture, Smackover Lithium, is on the cusp of a final investment decision to build a $1.5 billion lithium extraction plant in Lafayette County. And with growing investor interest in project finance, a new $130 mi…