Last mentioned: Mar 9, 2026
Expected DFS
Anticipated completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study for the project.
First Binding Offtake
Smackover Lithium signs the first binding customer agreement for SWA production.
Equinor Partnership
Standard Lithium announced a joint venture with Equinor to develop Smackover assets.
PFS Completion
Standard Lithium released a positive Preliminary Feasibility Study for the SWA Project.
Smackover Lithium, a joint venture involving Standard Lithium, has signed its first binding customer offtake agreement for the South West Arkansas Project. This milestone validates the commercial viability of the project's Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology and secures a critical path to production in the US battery supply chain.
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