China’s Yahua Starts Building Lithium Sulfate Plant in Zimbabwe

Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co. said it has started building a lithium sulfate plant in Zimbabwe as the southern African country pushes mining investors to upgrade their processing operations.

The facility is the third such plant being developed by Chinese companies in Zimbabwe, which has swiftly become one of the world’s largest suppliers of the metal used in electric-vehicle batteries. The government is trying to phase out the export of lithium concentrate in favor of a higher value sulfate product.