Facility

Tianqi Lithium Kwinana Refinery

Primary-source record for Tianqi Lithium Kwinana Refinery. The qualifying line is modeled at the physical grain supported by the cited source, with spodumene-concentrate as input and battery-grade-lithium-hydroxide-monohydrate as output. Current state was rechecked for the Phase 2 launch-date sweep on 2026-08-18.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 18, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia

Lithium chemicals

Tianqi Lithium Kwinana Refinery qualifying line

Operating

Spodumene conversion and crystallization to lithium hydroxide monohydrate

Material flow

Spodumene Concentrate → Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

Commercial production · The cited primary source identifies the line output as battery grade or battery quality. · Jun 1, 2026

Sources

Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources · published Jun 1, 2026 · retrieved Aug 18, 2026 · archive