What is the latest status of the project “Kwinana Lithium Refinery Expansion”?

The status recorded for “Kwinana Lithium Refinery Expansion” is Cancelled.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Kwinana Lithium Refinery Expansion” to USD 205886800.

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This Taiyo project page references Energy Connects along with the original URL (https://www.energyconnects.com/news/utilities/2025/january/tianqi-lithium-warns-of-2024-loss-halts-australia-expansion/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Kwinana Lithium Refinery Expansion

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia

Source: Energy Connects

Project

Cancelled

Tianqi Lithium Corp. has decided to halt the expansion of its Kwinana lithium refinery in Western Australia due to poor market conditions and a projected net loss for 2024. The company aims to minimize financial losses by pausing the construction of the second production line, which was intended to have a capacity of 24,000 tons per year.

Status: Failure
Sector: Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location: Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Energy Connects

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The project “Kwinana Lithium Refinery Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Energy Connects.

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Original status	Cancelled
Taiyo status	Failure
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Tianqi Lithium Corp. has decided to halt the expansion of its Kwinana lithium refinery in Western Australia due to poor market conditions and a projected net loss for 2024. The company aims to minimize financial losses by pausing the construction of the second production line, which was intended to have a capacity of 24,000 tons per year.
Original sector	Mining
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Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
City	Kwinana

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Source	Energy Connects
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Record type	Project
Sector	Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Article published date	2025-01-29

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