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South Korea's POSCO Expands Argentina Lithium Production

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POSCO has completed part of its second Argentine lithium plant, lifting local capacity to 48,000 tons as it expands into critical mineral production.

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POSCO Holdings has completed the construction of the second lithium salt water plant in Argentina. The plan is to increase the local lithium carbonate production capacity to 48,000 tons per year by combining plants 1 and 2, and establish a salt water-based lithium hydroxide production system with a scale of 50,000 tons per year in cooperation with the Jeonnam Yulchon Industrial Complex in 2027. In 2018, it is planned to establish a salt water-ba…

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POSCO Holdings has completed the construction of its second brine lithium plant with an annual production capacity of 23,000 tons near the Hombre Muerto salt lake in Argentina, investing $954 million. Through this, POSCO has secured a total local production capacity of 48,000 tons, and the produced raw materials will be refined into lithium hydroxide at the Yulchon Industrial Complex in Korea, serving as a key pillar of the secondary battery sup…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Chang-yong = POSCO Holdings has completed the upstream process of its second brine lithium plant in Argentina, establishing a lithium hydroxide production system with an annual capacity of 50,000 tons...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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POSCO Holdings has completed the upstream process of its Lithium Brine Plant 2 in Argentina, establishing a lithium hydroxide production system with an annual capacity of 50,000 tons. This marks the culmination of eight years of effort since acquiring the local salt lake mining rights in 2018. According to POSCO Holdings on the 7th, a completion ceremony for the upstream process of Lithium Brine Plant 2 was held the previous day (local time) ne…

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The Korea Times broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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