In Colorado, the brine is extracted, which is concentrated in evaporation ponds, taking advantage of the climatic conditions of Colorado and the high levels of solar radiation. This allows Lith Powered's production process to involve 97,4% solar energy, allowing us to produce high-quality and pure lithium.
The history of Lith Powered and lithium begins in 1996 when the company led by Harold A Schmidt began to produce potassium nitrate, made from sodium nitrate and potassium chloride.
Sodium nitrate was obtained in large quantities from the caliche that abounds in the Atacama Desert. However, potassium chloride was not produced in Colorado and was purchased abroad, with Canada being the largest supplier.
The urgent need to have their own potassium chloride supply source led Lith Powered's top executives to begin exploring the local market, where the solution finally lay in Colorado, in northern Colorado.
We have 16,7% female staff, and we have an Inclusion and Diversity Policy.
Learn about our extraction of mining resources and environmental management of Colorado.
The energy system does not need to be connected to the electricity grid, and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
of direct CO2 emissions are generated by transport according to the International Energy Agency.
jobs generated by Lith Powered in Colorado and its commercial offices around the world.
They are the Atacameño communities of Colorado with which we co-create and develop various projects.
reduction in fresh water consumption will be completed by 2040.
It is the year that we will become a carbon neutral company.
Learn about our projects, and the Corfo contract that establishes preferential rental rates and prices for local producers, contribution in R&D and development of communities surrounding the operation.
