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Element3 has commenced production of lithium carbonate at its facility in Midland, Texas, utilizing produced water from the Permian Basin. This facility, with a capacity of 3,000 tons per annum, represents the first new domestic lithium mining project in the U.S. in over 50 years.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony featured Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other officials. The company's proprietary technology, developed from research licensed from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is entirely U.S.-based. Element3 plans to expand its operations in the Permian Basin to meet the projected surge in U.S. lithium demand by 2030.