Metso Corporate Newsroom News 2023 Metso awarded major order for lithium calcining and roasting equipment for Albemarle Lithium’s Kemerton plant in Australia
Press release July 3, 2023

Metso awarded major order for lithium calcining and roasting equipment for Albemarle Lithium’s Kemerton plant in Australia

Metso Corporation’s press release on July 3, 2023, at 09:00 a.m. EEST

Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd has awarded Metso an order for ancillary equipment for their calcining and acid roasting facilities at the Kemerton Lithium Hydroxide Processing Plant in Western Australia. This contract is an addendum to the two pyro processing and comminution lines that were awarded to Metso and announced in December 2022. The value of the contract is approximately EUR 40 million and it is booked in the Metals segment’s second-quarter 2023 order intake.

Metso’s scope of delivery includes selected material handling and gas cleaning equipment for the calciner, calcine grinding and acid vapor sections.

“We are pleased that Albemarle, which is one of the largest lithium producers in the world, has selected us as the partner for their lithium hydroxide processing plants. In addition to the pyro processing and comminution lines ordered, it was also our honor to deliver two pyro lines, which were recently commissioned,” said Chris Urban, Vice President, Heat Transfer at Metso.

Read more about lithium processing on our website.

Further information:

Ian Dunn, Senior Manager, Ferrous and Heat Transfer, Asia Pacific, Metso, tel. +61 2 9984 2500, email: ian.dunn(at)mogroup.com

Chris Urban, Vice President, Heat Transfer, Metso, tel. +1 570 850 3251, email: chris.urban(at)mogroup.com

Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3212, email: helena.marjaranta(at)mogroup.com

Metso is a frontrunner in providing sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. By helping our customers increase their productivity, improve their energy and water efficiency and environmental performance with our process and product expertise, we are the partner for positive change.

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Metso employs over 16,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2022 were about EUR 5.3 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com, twitter.com/metsoofficial

Metso awarded major order for lithium calcining and roasting equipment for Albemarle Lithium s Kemerton plant in Australia