New Midland lithium facility could produce nearly half of U.S. lithium output

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined state and federal officials Friday in Midland for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Element3 Resources Permian Basin Lithium Extraction and Carbonate Facility, a new plant designed to produce lithium carbonate using oilfield wastewater from the Permian Basin. Company leaders stated that the project is the first new [...]