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Arcadium Lithium PLC (Arcadium Lithium), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, is a chemical manufacturing company. Its primary activities include the extraction and processing of lithium, with operations including conventional brine extraction, direct lithium brine extraction, hard rock mining, and the production of battery-grade and specialty lithium products. The company's product portfolio includes battery-grade lithium hydroxide, high-purity lithium metal, butyllithium, lithium carbonate, high-purity lithium chloride, specialty organics and lithium phosphate. It serves various industries, such as energy storage, aerospace, industrial, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, and polymers. The company has operations in Argentina, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, the US, China, Canada and Japan. Arcadium is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the US.
Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide | Lectro |
| Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate | LifeTech |
| Lithium Hydroxide | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Regulatory Approval | In February, the company secured all required pre-closing regulatory approvals to be acquired by Rio Tinto. |
| 2024 | Regulatory Approval | In December, the company secured shareholder approvals to be acquired by Rio Tinto. |
| 2024 | Others | In September, the company terminated its expansion plans for its Mt Cattlin spodumene operation in Western Australia. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Arcadium Lithium PLC | Albemarle Corp | Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd | Tianqi Lithium Corp | Piedmont Lithium Ltd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America | China | China | United States of America |
| City | Philadelphia | Charlotte | Xinyu | Chengdu | Belmont |
| State/Province | Pennsylvania | North Carolina | Jiangxi | Sichuan | North Carolina |
| No. of Employees | 2,604 | 7,800 | 16,460 | 3,151 | 23 |
| Entity Type | Private | Public | Public | Public | Private |
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Coleman | Chairman | Executive Board | - | 65 |
| Paul Graves | Chief Executive Officer; Director; President | Executive Board | 2018 | 54 |
| Gilberto Antoniazzi | Chief Financial Officer; Treasurer; Vice President | Senior Management | 2018 | 58 |
| Sarah Maryssael | Chief Strategy Officer; General Manager - Canada | Senior Management | - | - |
| Alicia Markmann | Chief Human Resources Officer | Senior Management | - | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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