2026 Spring/Summer Sulfuric Acid Today Issue

Lithium America begins building sulfuric acid plant in northern Nevada

Lithium Americas (LAC) is building Thacker Pass, a sedimentary-based lithium project in Humboldt County, northern Nevada. LAC is focused on advancing phase 1 of Thacker Pass toward production, targeting nominal design capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year of battery-quality lithium carbonate (Li2CO3), with mechanical completion targeted for late-2027. Sulfuric acid is the key reagent in extracting lithium from ore and phase 1 will include an integrated sulfuric acid plant, one of the largest to be built in North America in the last 15 years.



Sulfuric Acid Today Spring Summer 2026 Issue

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Features & Guest Columns

  • Market Outlook: Sulfur pricing in focus in 2026

  • Lewis® materials of construction for sulfur and sulfuric acid pumps

  • Atomization as a capacity lever: how advanced nozzle technology unlocks hidden potential

  • Designing fouling resistance: a practical approach to cold-end reliability in gas-to-gas heat exchangers

  • When expansion joint failures become million-dollar decisions

  • From tradition to automation: choosing the right filtration system for modern sulfur plants

  • Nemaska Lithium Mine selects Beltran WESPs for air pollution emission control

  • Keep your sulfur burner design “between the ditches”—balancing production, costs, and maintenance

  • VK69 catalyst—thirty years old and more relevant than ever

Also included in this issue…

  • Jordan phosphate company signs $193m contract to build sulfuric acid plant

  • Metso secures two copper smelter contracts

  • Codelco, Glencore to build smelter in Chile

  • Korea Zinc proposes recycled-content smelter in Tennessee

  • Marimaca Copper enters option arrangement for sulfuric acid plant