Resumen de Tianqi could ramp up mine output to meet lithium target
In order to ensure sufficient raw material supply to meet its 100,000tpa lithium chemical production target, Chinese producer Tianqi could further increase spodumene output at its joint-venture Australian mine or speed up production at its new Sichuan project.
Chinese producer Tianqi Lithium Corp could ramp up spodumene production at joint-venture Talison Lithium Ltd and speed up progress of its Sichuan project in order to meet internal raw material demand.
During a question and answer session in mid August, investors questioned Tianqi on the supply gap as the lithium concentrate output at Talison mine in Australia as still insufficient to meet Tianqi's demand.
Talison - a JV between Albermarle Corp and Tianqi - has been expanding its lithium concentrate production at its Greenbushes spodumene mine in Australia. The 1.34m tpa spodumene ramp-up at Talison was scheduled to be completed in Q2 2019.
