Bécancour (Nemaska Lithium)

Owner

Nemaska Lithium: Rio Tinto 53.9%, Government of Québec (Investissement Québec) 46.1%

Listed via

RIO

Product

LiOH

Deposit type

Conversion

Capacity

28 ktpa LCE as LiOH (100%); construction >70% complete, slowed in 2026; first production planned 2028
≈ 28 kt LCE/yr (planned)

Location

46.36°, -72.39°

Parc industriel et portuaire de Bécancour, Québec (6300 chemin Louis-Riel). Location = plant site from satellite imagery. Feed mine (Whabouchi or Galaxy) not yet chosen by Rio Tinto, so no mine is filed.

Attributable capacity

Structure: Nemaska Lithium: Rio Tinto 53.9%, Government of Québec (Investissement Québec) 46.1%. 46.1% is held by unlisted or untracked owners.