Standard Lithium

Our CEO, David Park, recently delivered powerful remarks on why domestic lithium production is both a clean-energy opportunity and a national-security imperative.

The United States currently produces just 1% of global lithium while China controls the majority of processing. At the same time, America has world-class lithium resources right here in the Smackover Formation of southwest Arkansas and East Texas.

Standard Lithium is unlocking those resources with Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) - the same kind of transformative technology that fracking brought to oil and gas. Our flagship Southwest Arkansas Project will be North America’s first commercial DLE operation, producing 22,500 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year - roughly 5× current U.S. output.

With permitting complete, major offtake secured, and the project continuing to advance towards construction, we’re moving quickly to help deliver American Energy Dominance.

We also support extending the 45X tax credit and strengthening domestic content requirements so that U.S.-produced lithium stays in the United States to power our data centers, defense systems, and next-generation technologies.

Proud to be part of the solution.

Last week at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence GIGA US 2026 in Washington, D.C., Standard Lithium CEO, David Park joined the Lithium Supercycle Panel: Aligning Global Extraction with Western Manufacturing Ambition. The conversation was centered on how the United States can accelerate lithium projects from resource development to battery-grade chemicals by aligning technology, capital and collaboration.

At Standard Lithium, we are proud to be part of that work, advancing responsible lithium extraction and development in Southwest Arkansas and East Texas to support American energy security.