Tianqi Lithium Achieves Tantalum-Niobium Recovery Breakthrough, Delivers First Ton of Concentrate
Tianqi Lithium has completed the industrial delivery of its first ton of tantalum-niobium concentrate, marking a key technological breakthrough in recovering ultra-low-grade tantalum and niobium from lithium slag. The achievement, supported by the company's R&D innovation center and provincial key laboratory, transitions the technology from development to commercial application.
Tianqi Lithium has recently completed the industrial delivery of its first ton of tantalum-niobium concentrate. Leveraging core R&D platforms such as the Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Lithium Resource Comprehensive Utilization and New Battery Basic Lithium Materials, the company's R&D Innovation Center precisely aligned with the industrial needs of strategic partner Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co. , Ltd. , achieving a key technological breakthrough in efficiently recovering ultra-low-grade tantalum and niobium from lithium slag. This delivery marks the transition of the technology from the R&D stage to industrial application.