March 14, 2025
Rio Tinto Chooses JordProxa for Lithium Processing Plant at Rincon Project
Rio Tinto Partners with JordProxa for Rincon Lithium Project Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) has secured a contract with JordProxa to supply an integrated process plant for its Rincon lithium project in Salta province, Argentina. JordProxa, based in Australia, is recognized globally for its expertise in designing custom-engineered solutions and modular processing plants aimed at producing battery chemicals. Contract Details and Technology Integration This contract includes the modular design for key processing technologies. These entail lithium chloride (LiCl) evaporation, lithium carbonate crystallization, and various refining processes like impurity removal, sodium carbonate dissolution, bi-carbonation, de-carbonation, effluent neutralization, and CO₂ recovery. According