Fluor Corporation announced that it has achieved substantial engineering completion for Albemarle's Lithium Conversion project in China. Fluor has reached the substantial engineering milestone for Albemarle's lithium conversion project at Meishan City in the Sichuan Province of China. When complete, the facility will produce 50,000 tons of lithium hydroxide per year.

Fluor is providing engineering, procurement and construction management services for the facility. Lithium is an essential precursor material for high performance lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. When complete, the facility will produce 50,000 tons of lithium hydroxide per year.

The project site is located in Meishan City in the Sichuan Province of China. Fluor's Shanghai, China, operations center is leading the project.