Clearwater Project

E3 Lithium · Red Deer, Canada · Battery-grade chemicals

Battery chemical refinery operated by E3 Lithium in Red Deer, Canada. Status: announced.

Clearwater Project: cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Battery-grade chemicals, status announced, Canada Battery-grade chemicals Announced Canada
Capacity
Not published
Chemistry
Lithium hydroxide
Start year
-
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Announced: status carried from the legacy record

Product: Lithium hydroxide. Capacity: not published.

Leduc brine DLE demonstration in Alberta.

Plant record

Plant record

Clearwater Project (E3 Lithium)
CompanyE3 Lithium
PlantClearwater Project
CityRed Deer
State or provinceAlberta
CountryCanada
Stagechemical
Chemistry or productLithium hydroxide
Statusannounced
Status noteStatus carried from the legacy record; not re-verified
Scalepilot
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

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.

Other plants of E3 Lithium and other plants in Canada
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Sarnia Precursor Plant (Toda Advanced Materials)Canadaoperational
Long Harbour Nickel Refinery (Vale Base Metals)Canadaoperational
Ontario Cobalt Refinery (Electra Battery Materials)Canadaunder construction
Becancour Lithium Hydroxide Plant (Rio Tinto (Nemaska Lithium))Canadaunder construction
Becancour CAM Plant (Ultium CAM (GM and POSCO Future M))Canadaunder construction
EcoPro Canada (EcoPro BM)Canadapaused

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Clearwater Project (E3 Lithium)
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10