Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiary Keliber announced today that it partnered with Metso Outotec to provide its sustainable soda pressure leaching technology for Keliber’s lithium hydroxide refinery, which will be built in Kokkola, Finland.
Keliber owns the advanced lithium project located in the Kaustinen region of Finland, which intends to be one of the first integrated operations in Europe to sustainably produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide utilising its own ore. In addition, Metso Outotec will provide key processes for Keliber’s concentrator plant, which will be located on the border of Kaustinen and Kronoby municipalities in Finland.
The combined order value is approximately EUR120 million (US$127 million), of which approximately EUR 80 million is committed for the Kokkola lithium hydroxide refinery. The planned annual production of the lithium hydroxide refinery is 15,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide monohydrate.
In the fall Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW) announced in the fall it took %84.96% stake Finnish lithium developer Keliber.
