Status
Paused: Permitted 2023
Product: Lithium hydroxide. Capacity: 30 kt/yr (Planned (Piedmont)).
Planned spodumene-to-hydroxide plant.
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | Elevra (formerly Piedmont Lithium) |
| Plant | Tennessee Lithium |
| City | Etowah |
| State or province | Tennessee |
| Country | USA |
| Stage | chemical |
| Chemistry or product | Lithium hydroxide |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 30 |
| Capacity basis | Planned (Piedmont) |
| Status | paused |
| Status note | Permitted 2023; deferred; Piedmont merged with Sayona to form Elevra in 2025; legacy record wrongly showed it operating |
| Scale | commercial |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.
| Plant | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Lithium (Elevra (formerly Piedmont Lithium)) | USA | announced |
| North Andover Plasma CAM Line (6K Energy) | USA | operational |
| Battle Creek CAM Plant (BASF TODA America) (BASF) | USA | operational |
| Elyria Battery Materials Plant (BASF) | USA | operational |
| Direct Lithium Extraction pilot (International Battery Metals) | USA | operational |
| Mountain View LFP/LMFP Line (Mitra Chem) | USA | operational |
| Bessemer City Lithium Hydroxide Plant (Rio Tinto (Arcadium Lithium, formerly Livent)) | USA | operational |
| Robstown Lithium Refinery (Tesla) | USA | ramping |
| Clarksville Cathode Plant (LG Chem) | USA | under construction |
| Thacker Pass (Lithium Americas) | USA | under construction |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Tennessee Lithium (Elevra (formerly Piedmont Lithium))
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10