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Standard Lithium Ltd. said Wednesday that positive results from its Definitive Feasibility Study will lead to its first commercial lithium extraction plant project, proposed to be located at the Lanxess

Vancouver-based Standard Lithium predicts commercial production will start in 2026. An even bigger project could come soon afterward.

Companies racing to commercialize technology to extract lithium directly from brine.

Lithium Mining Race: The firm is among dozens of companies racing to commercialize technology to extract lithium directly from brine, ushering in a new source to supplement the hard rock mines and huge evaporation ponds that currently supply the battery metal to the world.

This new way of mining lithium is being seen as the solution for increasing output while protecting the environment all across the worlds EV supply chain.

On the outskirts of El Dorado -- heart of Arkansas 1920s oil boom -- a company backed by Koch Industries is looking to dramatically speed up extraction of a battery metal essential to weaning the world off fossil fuels, while proving naysayers wrong in the process.

On the outskirts of El Dorado -- heart of Arkansas 1920s oil boom -- a company backed by Koch Industries is looking to dramatically speed up extraction of a battery metal essential to weaning the world off fossil fuels, while proving naysayers wrong in the process.

Direct lithium extraction promises to be cheaper, faster and greener than traditional lithium production.

Is lithium really the next big thing? According to energy reporter Kyle Masseys cover story this week, the signs increasingly point to yes.

The lithium race, like the boom that followed drillers striking oil in the Smackover Formation a century ago, could transform Magnolia, El Dorado and the entire region.