https://www.fastmarkets.com/article/3859688/lower-prices-push-nor...

https://www.fastmarkets.com/article...merican-lithium-to-pause-spodumene-production

North American Lithium will use the time during its closure to do maintenance work and to install equipment needed to improve processes at the spodumene plant.

long range batteries is the market / lithium hydroxide is required but not all spodumene is the same or downstream processing friendly to the bottom line $$$$.
Interesting that major WA miners are joint venturing downstream processors for lithium hydroxide production.
all imo