Signal Eramet's Centenario-Ratones plant runs without evaporation ponds at 24,000 tonnes design capacity

Summary

The chapter's proof-at-scale case is Eramet's Centenario-Ratones plant in Argentina's Puna region, described as the first industrial lithium operation without evaporation ponds, with first production delivered in 2024 and a design capacity of 24,000 tonnes a year at 4,000 metres elevation.