Talison Lithium
Talison Lithium is a private Australian mining company that operates the Greenbushes Lithium Operation in Western Australia, the world's highest-grade hard-rock lithium ore body and a continuous mining site since 1888. It produces technical and chemical grade lithium concentrates for global battery, EV, and industrial minerals customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2009
- HeadquartersPerth, Australia
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Talison Lithium does
Talison Lithium Pty Ltd is a private Australian mining company that operates the Greenbushes Lithium Operation in Western Australia, the world's highest-grade hard-rock lithium ore body and a site in continuous mining activity since 1888 (tin and tantalum historically, lithium since 1983). Talison extracts spodumene ore via open-cut mining with drill-and-blast methods, then processes it through four plants using gravity separation, heavy media, flotation, and magnetic separation to produce technical grade and chemical grade (6.0% Li2O) lithium mineral concentrates. The product portfolio includes technical grade concentrate, chemical grade concentrate from CGP2 and CGP3 plants, and recovered concentrate from a tailings retreatment plant, shipped in bulk and bagged configurations through Port of Bunbury to global customers.
The company sells lithium mineral concentrates directly to B2B customers — lithium hydroxide producers, battery manufacturers for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, and ceramics/glass manufacturers — under multi-year contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Talison is structured as a 51/49 joint venture between Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA, itself a JV between Tianqi Lithium Corporation and IGO Limited) and Albemarle Corporation, with ownership held through Windfield Holdings Pty Ltd; it has been private since formation in 2009 and has not pursued a public listing.
Talison holds the position of the world's largest lithium mineral concentrate producer, supplying approximately 20% of global lithium, with 2023 production of 1.52 million tonnes (a 13% year-over-year increase). Strategic priorities currently center on expanding processing capacity (CGP3 commissioning Q4 2025), pursuing EPA approvals for further capacity expansion, decarbonising haulage logistics (notably through a Qube partnership trialling a fully electric bulk haul truck), and maintaining social license via substantial community investment in the South West region of Western Australia. The workforce spans the Greenbushes operation and Perth corporate headquarters.
Talison Lithium firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Talison Lithium
- Legal name
- Talison Lithium Pty Ltd
- Website
- https://talisonlithium.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2009
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Talison Lithium is a private Australian mining company that operates the Greenbushes Lithium Operation in Western Australia, the world's highest-grade hard-rock lithium ore body and a continuous mining site since 1888. It produces technical and chemical grade lithium concentrates for global battery, EV, and industrial minerals customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Talison Lithium industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hard-Rock Lithium Mining
- NAICS
- Other Metal Ore Mining (21229)
- SIC
- Metal Mining (1000), Miscellaneous Metal Ores (1090)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Lithium Mining & Brine Extraction (IMAKAFAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Battery Raw Materials Mining & Refining (Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Graphite) (EUAFABAA), Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL)
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Where Talison Lithium is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Perth
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices2 records
Markets served
Talison Lithium business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Lithium Mineral Concentrate Sales: Talison generates revenue from mining and selling lithium mineral concentrates (spodumene) produced at the Greenbushes operation. The company produces technical grade and chemical grade lithium concentrates for various industrial applications including electric vehicles, energy storage, ceramics, and glass manufacturing.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | B2B industrial mineral sales |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
Talison Lithium product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Talison Lithium operates the Greenbushes Lithium Operation in Western Australia, mining hard-rock spodumene ore and processing it through crushing, grinding, dense media separation, flotation, filtration, and magnetic separation into technical and chemical grade (6.0% Li2O) lithium mineral concentrates. Products are shipped in bulk and bagged configurations to global B2B customers including lithium hydroxide producers, battery manufacturers, and ceramics/glass manufacturers, supplying approximately 20% of world lithium output.
Product overview
Talison Lithium operates the Greenbushes Lithium Operation as a hard-rock lithium mining and mineral processing business. The company's product portfolio centers on lithium mineral concentrate (spodumene) produced through multiple processing streams: one plant produces technical grade concentrate while CGP2 and CGP3 produce chemical grade concentrate (6.0% Li2O). A tailings retreatment plant enables recovery from historic tailings. The company operates four processing plants including crushing, grinding, dense media separation, flotation, filtration, and magnetic separation circuits to produce various lithium concentrates for bulk and bagged shipments to global customers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Lithium Mineral Concentrate (Spodumene) Primary product extracted from the Greenbushes pegmatite deposit and processed into lithium concentrate for export in bulk and bagged shipments to global B2B customers.
- Technical Grade Lithium Concentrate Lithium concentrate produced by one dedicated processing plant for specific customer requirements in technical applications, including ceramics and glassware manufacturing.
- Chemical Grade Lithium Concentrate (6.0% Li2O) Lithium concentrate produced by CGP2 and CGP3 processing plants, used as feedstock in chemical processing for lithium compounds and lithium-ion battery materials.
- Chemical Grade Plant 3 (CGP3) - Chemical Grade Lithium Concentrate Third chemical grade lithium mineral production facility at Greenbushes, part of Talison's expansion to more than double lithium mineral concentrate output.
- Tailings Retreatment Plant Output Additional lithium mineral concentrate recovered through retreatment of historic tailings, extending resource utilization beyond the primary ore body at Greenbushes.
Quantifiable outcome
- 1.52 million tonnes of lithium mineral concentrate produced in 2023, a 13% increase from 2022
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Talison Lithium
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Talison Lithium technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Talison Lithium partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Bridgetown-Greenbushes Tourism Association (BGTA)minorTalison contributed over $600,000 to fund ultrafast EV charging station in Bridgetown with two 300kW charging bays, featuring rooftop solar and battery storage.
- QubecorePartnership to trial a Bulk Electric Haulage Vehicle (BEHV) along the haulage route from Greenbushes to Port of Bunbury. The trial will feature a fully electric prime mover with a double trailing set, which will be the largest on-road electric truck combination in the world.
- Shire of Bridgetown-GreenbushescoreCommunity Investment Program partnership with $1.6-2.254 million funding for Greenbushes townscape improvements, roads, recreation facilities, solar installations, and various capital works projects.
- Shire of Donnybrook Balingupcore$3 million funding for VC Mitchell Park recreation facility redevelopment including tennis club pavilion upgrades, basketball/netball facilities, events space, and community amenities.
- Shire of Boyup Brookcore$1.716 million investment through Community Investment Program for Sandakan Park all-ages accessible playground, replacing aging facility as first phase of wider park transformation.
- Southwest Development Commission, Arc Infrastructure, and AurizoncoreJoint Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) into recommissioning 78km Greenbushes-to-Bunbury railway line for transportation of spodumene concentrate to Bunbury Port.
- Blackwood Youth Action GroupcoreThree-year partnership worth $600,000 (with potential for two-year extension) to deliver youth mental health services including education, early intervention strategies and treatment for young people aged 12-25 across Warren-Blackwood District.
- Blackwood Basin GroupminorPartnership to fund installation of 16 nesting boxes for birdlife at Schwenke's Dam and surrounding community walk trails, built by local community shed groups.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Talison Lithium competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Pilbara Minerals: Australian hard-rock spodumene producer operating the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia. Closest direct competitor to Talison in geography (WA), product (spodumene concentrate) and customer base (lithium converters and battery makers).
- Liontown Resources: Developer and operator of the Kathleen Valley hard-rock lithium mine in Western Australia, producing spodumene concentrate for the global battery supply chain. Directly comparable in geography, product mix and stage of ramp-up to Talison's CGP2/CGP3 trajectory.
- Mineral Resources (MinRes): Operator of the Mt Marion lithium joint venture with Ganfeng, located in Western Australia and producing spodumene concentrate for downstream conversion. Direct peer in hard-rock lithium mining, WA geography, and JV ownership structure mirroring Talison's two-parent model.
- Arcadium Lithium (formerly Allkem + Livent): Global lithium chemicals producer formed via Allkem–Livent merger, with hard-rock operations including Mt Cattlin (WA) and brine assets in Argentina. Comparable to Talison across spodumene concentrate production and downstream conversion integration.
Broad incumbents
- SQM: Chilean-based global lithium major primarily producing from Salar de Atacama brine but also involved in hard-rock lithium hydroxide and the Mount Holland JV with Wesfarmers. Comparable as a global lithium incumbent competing for offtake and downstream share with Talison's concentrate.
- Albemarle Corporation: 49% parent of Talison Lithium and the world's largest dedicated lithium producer, with brine and conversion assets in the US, Chile and Australia. Directly analogous product portfolio (lithium concentrate and chemicals) and one of the benchmark global incumbents in the lithium value chain.
- Tianqi Lithium: 51% parent of Talison Lithium via Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA), a leading Chinese lithium chemicals producer with global brine and hard-rock conversion assets. Comparable as a global lithium major and the controlling shareholder shaping Talison's offtake and downstream integration.
- Ganfeng Lithium: Chinese integrated lithium chemicals and converter business with hard-rock and brine upstream interests and significant downstream capacity. Comparable as a global lithium major that competes for raw spodumene and JV partners in WA, and the JV owner of MinRes's Mt Marion alongside Talison.
Emerging players
- Covalent Lithium (Wesfarmers / SQM JV): JV between Wesfarmers and SQM developing the Mount Holland hard-rock lithium mine and integrated refinery in Western Australia. Comparable as a WA-based spodumene project with downstream conversion ambition, an emerging direct competitor to Talison in the Australian lithium hub.
- Sigma Lithium: Brazilian hard-rock spodumene producer at the Grota do Cirilo mine, supplying battery-grade lithium concentrate to international customers. Comparable as an emerging non-Australian hard-rock lithium producer in the same product and customer category as Talison, diversifying the global concentrate supply base.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Talison Lithium social profiles
Digital presenceTalison Lithium compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Talison Lithium financial estimates
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Talison Lithium leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Talison Lithium funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Talison Lithium M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Talison Lithium
What does Talison Lithium do?
Talison Lithium operates the Greenbushes Lithium Operation in Western Australia, mining hard-rock spodumene ore and processing it through crushing, grinding, dense media separation, flotation, filtration, and magnetic separation into technical and chemical grade (6.0% Li2O) lithium mineral concentrates. Products are shipped in bulk and bagged configurations to global B2B customers including lithium hydroxide producers, battery manufacturers, and ceramics/glass manufacturers, supplying approximately 20% of world lithium output.
Is Talison Lithium a public or private company?
Talison Lithium is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Talison Lithium founded?
Talison Lithium was founded in 2009. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Talison Lithium based?
Talison Lithium is headquartered in Perth, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Talison Lithium make money?
One revenue line is on record: lithium Mineral Concentrate Sales.
Who are Talison Lithium's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Pilbara Minerals, Liontown Resources, Mineral Resources (MinRes) and Arcadium Lithium (formerly Allkem + Livent). Broad incumbents are SQM, Albemarle Corporation, Tianqi Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium. Emerging players are Covalent Lithium (Wesfarmers / SQM JV) and Sigma Lithium.
Does Talison Lithium have an API?
No public API is recorded for Talison Lithium.
What industry is Talison Lithium in?
Talison Lithium's product category is Hard-Rock Lithium Mining. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAFAA, Lithium Mining & Brine Extraction, with a secondary code of EUAFABAA, Battery Raw Materials Mining & Refining (Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Graphite). Its NAICS code is 21229 and its SIC code is 1000.