# Standard Lithium

Type: Company (SLI)

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## Timeline

- **2026-Q4**: Expected DFS — Anticipated completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study for the project.
- **2026-03-09**: First Binding Offtake — Smackover Lithium signs the first binding customer agreement for SWA production.
- **2024-05-15**: Equinor Partnership — Standard Lithium announced a joint venture with Equinor to develop Smackover assets.
- **2023-08-01**: PFS Completion — Standard Lithium released a positive Preliminary Feasibility Study for the SWA Project.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Standard Lithium Secures First Binding Offtake for Arkansas Project
2026-03-09 08:31:39 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

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.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/standard-lithium-smackover-offtake-agreement

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