Piedmont Lithium’s Tennessee project receives final construction permit

Piedmont Lithium announced that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued a Conditional Major Non-Title V Construction and Air Permit for the company’s proposed Tennessee Lithium project in McMinn County, Tennessee. With receipt of the Air Permit for the planned 30,000 metric ton per year lithium hydroxide manufacturing plant, Piedmont Lithium now holds all the material permits required to begin construction at Tennessee Lithium. The Air Permit issuance marks an important step in developing the approximately $800M project, which will help significantly bolster the current U.S. lithium hydroxide production capacity of approximately 17,000 tpy. Tennessee Lithium’s construction is targeted for 2024 with first production in 2026.