Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco is venturing into lithium production by partnering with Saudi state miner Ma'aden. They plan to leverage Aramco's geological data and experience in oil fields to extract lithium from brine, a byproduct of oil drilling. This move signifies Aramco's shift towards 'transition metals' and positions them as a major player in the global lithium market.
Saudi Arabia's state owned oil company Aramco is getting into lithium, as it prepares to ink a deal with Saudi state miner Ma'aden. The Future Mineral Forum in Riyadh heard that Aramco will partner with Ma'aden as it pivot its business toward "transition metals," including lithium, extracted from oilfield brine.
The company installed a commercial-scale DLE column at its Demonstration Plant near El Dorado, Arkansas. The Li-Pro Lithium Selective Sorption unit, supplied by Koch Technology Solutions, LLC , is integrated into the existing plant and currently extracts lithium from Smackover Formation brine at 90 gallons per minute or 20.4 cubic meters per hour.
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