Refinery closure a reality check for WA government's lithium processing dreams
The shutdown of the Albemarle lithium refinery near Perth serves as a wake-up call for the Western Australian government regarding its ambitions in the lithium processing sector.
Hundreds of jobs set to be lost as WA lithium refinery shuts down
Albemarle's lithium refinery in Western Australia is shutting down, resulting in approximately 275 job losses due to economic pressures in the market.