{"id":3493,"date":"2025-12-09T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/member-companies\/sibanye-stillwaters-keliber-lithium-project\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:09:40","slug":"sibanye-stillwaters-keliber-lithium-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/member-companies\/sibanye-stillwaters-keliber-lithium-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Sibanye-Stillwater\u2019s Keliber lithium project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3493\" class=\"elementor elementor-3493 elementor-2424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de9a48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0de9a48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca22a11 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca22a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>KIP<\/b> member<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbfb11 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccbfb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sibanye-Stillwater\u2019s Keliber lithium project<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96794aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96794aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deab494 ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"deab494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_spacerat_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080db64 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"080db64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sibanye-Stillwater\u2019s Keliber lithium project <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1045df4 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1045df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Keliber lithium project is located in Kaustinen and Kokkola, where it is currently building a concentrator and a lithium refinery. It is the most advanced, fully integrated lithium hydroxide project in Europe, and it has been granted a Strategic Project status under the EU CRMA (Critical Raw Materials Act). The project is anticipated to supply the region&#8217;s battery industry with a critical raw material needed for electric vehicle production.   <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2cd1c ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d2cd1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_photomorph_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1667\" height=\"1112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sibanye-Stillwaters-Keliber-lithium-project-employees-at-the-refinery-copy.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3491\" alt=\"\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Keliber lithium project is owned by Sibanye-Stillwater (79.8%), a multinational mining and metals processing Group, and Finnish Minerals Group (20%), a state-owned company developing the value chain of lithium-ion batteries in Finland. <\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sibanyestillwater.com\/fi\/liiketoiminta\/eurooppa\/keliber\/\">Lis\u00e4tietoja hankkeesta<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd25a6 ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cd25a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_photomorph_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1667\" height=\"1111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sibanye-Stillwaters-Keliber-lithium-project-ore-research-copy.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sibanye-Stillwaters-Keliber-lithium-project-ore-research-copy.webp 1667w, https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sibanye-Stillwaters-Keliber-lithium-project-ore-research-copy-768x512.webp 768w, 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"90\" height=\"33\" viewBox=\"0 0 90 33\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M73.36 0L72.65 0.709999L87.79 15.85H0V16.85H87.79L72.65 32L73.36 32.71L89 17.06L89.36 16.71L89.71 16.35L73.36 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Keliber's website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f76e07 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f76e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07725fe ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07725fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sibanye-Stillwaterin Keliber-litiumhanke<\/strong><br>Ris\u00adti\u00adran\u00adnan\u00adka\u00adtu 1<br>67100 Kok\u00adko\u00adla<br>Tel. +358 (0)10 567 0600<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sibanyestillwater.com\/business\/europe\/keliber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sibanyestillwater.com\/business\/europe\/keliber\/<\/a><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KIP member Sibanye-Stillwater\u2019s Keliber lithium project The Keliber lithium project is located in Kaustinen and Kokkola, where it is currently building a concentrator and a lithium refinery. It is the most advanced, fully integrated lithium hydroxide project in Europe, and it has been granted a Strategic Project status under the EU CRMA (Critical Raw Materials [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3059,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"hf_cat_page":[15],"class_list":["post-3493","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3493"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3651,"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3493\/revisions\/3651"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hf_cat_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kip.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hf_cat_page?post=3493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}