Standard Lithium (SLI) Investor presentation summary
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Investor presentation summary
5 Jun, 2026Strategic vision and project overview
Aims to become a leading low-cost, sustainable U.S. lithium producer with near-term commercial-scale production in Arkansas and Texas, leveraging innovative direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology and strong partnerships.
Focuses on projects in regions with established infrastructure, skilled workforce, and regulatory support, targeting first commercial production in 2029.
Partnerships with Equinor and Aquatech provide expertise in subsurface development, project delivery, and DLE technology, including performance guarantees.
Project assets and resource highlights
Smackover Formation in Arkansas and East Texas offers some of North America's highest lithium brine concentrations, up to 806 mg/L.
South West Arkansas (SWA) Project: 22,500 tpa initial capacity, 1.2Mt measured & indicated LCE resource, 20+ year modeled life, $1.7bn pre-tax NPV, 20% IRR.
East Texas/Franklin Project: 2.2Mt inferred LCE resource, 668 mg/L average concentration, potential for 100,000+ tpa LCE production across three projects.
Technology and operational de-risking
Commercial-scale demonstration plant operating since 2020, processing 42 million gallons of brine and achieving >95% lithium recovery and >99% contaminant rejection.
Field test at SWA Project confirmed flowsheet and DLE performance, underpinning engineering design and feasibility study.
License agreement with Aquatech for exclusive use of Li-Pro LSS technology in Smackover, with performance guarantees.
Latest events from Standard Lithium
- Secured Trafigura offtake, hit major plant milestones, and targets 2026 FID for SWA Project.SLI
Q1 202611 May 2026 - Targeting first U.S. commercial lithium output from Smackover by 2029 with strong partners and DOE support.SLI
Investor presentation11 May 2026 - Targeting first U.S. commercial DLE lithium output in 2029 with strong partners and DOE support.SLI
Investor presentation3 Apr 2026 - Secured major offtake, $1B+ finance interest, and $130M equity; FID set for 2026.SLI
Q4 202530 Mar 2026 - Targeting first U.S. commercial lithium output from Smackover in 2029 with strong federal backing.SLI
Corporate presentation30 Mar 2026 - $225M DOE grant and Equinor deal drive project growth, net income, and tech milestones.SLI
Q4 202419 Jan 2026 - $225M DOE grant, new CEO, and tech advances drive lithium project progress amid uncertainties.SLI
Q1 202513 Jan 2026 - $225M DOE grant, DLE tech success, and cost cuts drive Arkansas and Texas lithium projects.SLI
Q2 202526 Dec 2025 - Lithium demand and prices are set to rise as energy storage grows and supply remains tight.SLI
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