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Kings Mountain Lithium Material Processing Plant

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States

Source: Department of Energy (.gov)

Project
Planned

The Kings Mountain Lithium Material Processing Plant is a new commercial scale processing facility in North Carolina that will produce 350,000 tons per year of lithium oxide concentrate. It is owned by Albemarle Corporation and supported by a $150 million federal award through DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).

Status
Prospective
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial, Residential, Government
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Department of Energy (.gov)

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The project “Kings Mountain Lithium Material Processing Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Department of Energy (.gov).

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The Kings Mountain Lithium Material Processing Plant is a new commercial scale processing facility in North Carolina that will produce 350,000 tons per year of lithium oxide concentrate. It is owned by Albemarle Corporation and supported by a $150 million federal award through DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

North Carolina

City

Kings Mountain

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Department of Energy (.gov)

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Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial, Residential, Government

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2025-06-04

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