Green Lithium secures funding from Trafigura

By Global Infrastructure Sherpa · Nov 20, 2025

Financing Lithium Refining announced United Kingdom Nov 20, 2025

GBP500M

Deal Value

50000 tonnes

Capacity

development

Stage

British lithium plant

Project

Green Lithium has secured funding from Trafigura to develop a lithium refinery in the United Kingdom. The investment will support the production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

Source Intelligence

KEY DETAILS

The factory will eventually supply enough battery-grade lithium for 1 million electric vehicles a year. Construction of the new plant is expected to start next year. It should reach full capacity by 2026.

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Deal Size

the new facility, which will be based in the North of England and cost an estimated £500 million

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Capacity

when the refinery will be producing 50,000 tonnes of battery grade lithium a year

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Location

which will be based in the North of England

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Announcement

9 May 2022

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COD

with the first refined metals will start leaving the factory gates by 2024

PARTIES MENTIONED IN SOURCE

Green Lithium developer

"Green Lithium, a company planning to build Europe ’s first lithium refinery in the UK"

Trafigura investor

"Singapore -based Trafigura will supply all of the unprocessed lithium “feedstock” to the planned UK refinery, which will then turn it into battery-grade metal. The commodity giant will also invest an undisclosed sum in Green Lithium to help fund construction of the new facility"

Trafigura seller

"Singapore -based Trafigura will supply all of the unprocessed lithium “feedstock” to the planned UK refinery, which will then turn it into battery-grade metal."

high quality Enriched Feb 19, 2026