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Piedmont Lithium to Launch $582MM Tennessee Plant
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor![Conceptual design of the 30,000 metric-ton-per-year Tennessee Lithium plant, to be served by CSX. (Rendering Courtesy of Piedmont Lithium)](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-06-at-9.14.04-AM.png)
Conceptual design of the 30,000 metric-ton-per-year Tennessee Lithium plant, to be served by CSX. (Rendering Courtesy of Piedmont Lithium)
Belmont, N.C.-based Piedmont Lithium will build a lithium hydroxide processing, refining and manufacturing facility in Etowah, Tenn. To be served by CSX, the facility is to slated to produce 30,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium per year, with production beginning in 2025.