Albemarle Corp ALB

Albemarle's Low-Cost Lithium Will Benefit From Rising Demand from EVs and Energy Storage Systems

Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers, which generates the majority of total profits. It produces lithium through its own salt brine assets in Chile and the United States and two joint venture interests in Australian mines, Talison (Greenbushes) and Wodgina. The Chilean operation is among the world's lowest-cost sources of lithium. Talison is one of the best spodumene resources in the world, which allows Albemarle to be one of the lowest-cost lithium hydroxide producers as spodumene can be converted directly into hydroxide. Wodgina is a spodumene asset that provides Albemarle with a third large resource, though it has a higher cost versus Talison. Albemarle also owns resources in the US and Argentina that are still in the early development phase, which should allow it to boost its long-term lithium volumes through the development of new projects in the coming decades.