Recently, the Australian government has approved the application of domestic mining companies IGO and mining giant Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals construction land application for construction land. Development process.
The Western Australian government announced on April 14 that 30 hectares of land will be divided into factories in Kwinana-Rockingham Strategic Industrial Zone, which is expected to cost up to A $ 1 billion. It is reported that the intended to build the site will be located next to the Kwinana lithium hydroxide factory in the industrial zone. Once the new factory is completed, it will be responsible for the production of nickel -cobalt -manganese three yuan positive active materials to manufacture lithium -ion battery components commonly used in electric vehicles. This will also be the first factory in Australia.
At present, the project is still in the investment decision -making stage, and whether the factories can be successfully invested and built still depends on a one -year feasibility study, and whether the company can find project partners with battery chemical processing experience. According to IGO, an international battery chemical material manufacturer has shown "strong interest" in the project.
As a major mineral resource country, Australia not only supplies nearly half of the world's lithium resources, but also an important producer of rare earth ore. And Western Australia contains the key minerals required for the production of electric vehicle batteries with huge reserves.
