Smackover projects aim to cut US reliance on Chinese lithium refining
Standard Lithium, EnergyX and ExxonMobil advance direct extraction developments in Arkansas and Texas
The Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas and East Texas, which holds unusually high lithium concentrations in its underground brine, is drawing major investment as the United States seeks to reduce its reliance on China for lithium refining, industry executives and analysts say.