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Researched by Industrial Info Resources Latin America (Cordoba, Argentina)--Sales de Jujuy S.A. (Jujuy, Argentina), a subsidiary of Orocobre Limited (Brisbane, Australia), is continuing with the construction of the Olaroz Lithium Carbonate and Potassium Chloride Plant. The project has an estimated investment of US$221 million.
The lithium plant will be located in the Olaroz salt flat area, 160 kilometers north of the city of San Salvador de Jujuy.
The company INFA SA (Chubut, Argentina) was selected to perform the construction. According to the company's schedule and the time estimated by Sales de Jujuy S.A., operations at the Olaroz plant are scheduled to begin in July 2014.
When operations begin, the Olaroz Plant will have a 17,500-ton annual processing capacity for lithium carbonate and a 20,000-ton annual processing capacity for potassium. This plant's operation is a major step forward for the economic development and the growth of lithium production in the region.
Sales de Jujuy S.A. is developing another project in Jujuy: the Salinas Grande plant, which will produce lithium. The construction involves an estimated investment of US$250 million, and the completion of the project is expected to end by the second quarter of 2014.
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The lithium plant will be located in the Olaroz salt flat area, 160 kilometers north of the city of San Salvador de Jujuy.
The company INFA SA (Chubut, Argentina) was selected to perform the construction. According to the company's schedule and the time estimated by Sales de Jujuy S.A., operations at the Olaroz plant are scheduled to begin in July 2014.
When operations begin, the Olaroz Plant will have a 17,500-ton annual processing capacity for lithium carbonate and a 20,000-ton annual processing capacity for potassium. This plant's operation is a major step forward for the economic development and the growth of lithium production in the region.
Sales de Jujuy S.A. is developing another project in Jujuy: the Salinas Grande plant, which will produce lithium. The construction involves an estimated investment of US$250 million, and the completion of the project is expected to end by the second quarter of 2014.
View Plant Profile - 1089577
View Project Report - 200005010 300026416
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and nine international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
