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title: "North America just got its first new kind of lithium refinery"
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description: "Mangrove Lithium has launched North America's first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery in Delta, British Columbia, with a capacity of 1,000 tonnes per year. This facility, named the Single Stack Plant (SSP), aims to enhance the EV battery supply chain by reducing reliance on overseas lithium refining, which often leads to bottlenecks and price volatility. Mangrove's innovative electrochemical process is designed to produce battery-grade lithium more economically and sustainably than traditional methods."
datetime: "2026-04-17T21:25:54.000Z"
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# North America just got its first new kind of lithium refinery

Photo: Mangrove Lithium

Mangrove Lithium has opened what it says is North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery, a 1,000-tonne-per-year plant in Delta, British Columbia, aimed at strengthening the continent’s EV battery supply chain.

The new site – known as the Single Stack Plant (SSP) – is Mangrove’s first commercial lithium-refining facility and its new headquarters. The company marked the opening with a ribbon-cutting in Delta.

Most of the world’s lithium is still refined overseas, which creates bottlenecks and price volatility. As EV adoption ramps up, North America has been racing to bring more of that supply chain closer to home.

Mangrove’s approach is different from traditional lithium refining. The company uses a proprietary electrochemical process to convert extracted lithium into battery-grade material, which it says is more economical, flexible, and sustainable than conventional chemical methods.

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