Avalon partners with Metso at Ontario’s First Lithium Processing Facility

ects in its portfolio, including its 100%-owned Lilypad SpodumeneCesium-Tantalum Project located near Fort Hope.

In additional to extraction activities, Avalon is executing on its key strategic objective of developing Ontario’s first midstream lithium hydroxide processing facility, a vital link bridging the gap between upstream lithium production and downstream EV battery manufacturing.

By Kevin Vincent

Ontario’s bid to become a world leader in the electric vehicle industry took another leap forward in July when Avalon Advanced Materials announced it was partnering with Finland-based Metso in the development of its much-anticipated lithium processing facility that will create up to 500 jobs.

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian mineral development company focused on vertically integrating the Ontario lithium value chain. The company is currently developing its Separation Rapids lithium deposit near Kenora, while continuing to advance other proj-

Metso is a global leader in providing sustainable technologies, endto-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. With process and product expertise, Metso helps customers increase productivity, improve energy and water-use efficiency and raise their overall environmental

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