CompaniesMiningPrint articleAlbemarle’s downstream lithium spend in WA to hit $4bBrad ThompsonReporterMay 3, 2023 – 10.21amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginBattery chemicals giant Albemarle will double the size of its existing lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia in a move set to push its investment in downstream processing in the south-west corner of the state to more than $4 billion.Albemarle signed off on building processing trains 3 and 4 at the Kemerton operations near Bunbury while plotting the next move with its spurned $5.5 billion bid for WA-based lithium play Liontown Resources.Loading...Brad Thompson was a reporter at The Australian Financial ReviewSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreMiningLithiumMineral ResourcesLiontown ResourcesLatest In MiningFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe year that changed everything for Australian wineMax AllenThe old-school hacks that will make travel easier – and betterWhat’s next in watches, according to 4 leading brandsBOSS Financial ReviewOnly 3 women are on the Rich Bosses list. There might be a reasonSally PattenProfit talks louder than scandals for White and EllisonAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealedLife & LeisureBentley throws out the rule book as it enters a new electric eraTony DavisDazzle with a lacy Zimmermann frock and a cherry evening bagBrisbane scores coup with trilogy from a contemporary master of danceRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed