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Albemarle set to double production of lithium hydroxide at Kemerton refinery in WA's South West

Albemarle will double output from its WA lithium refinery, north of Bunbury. (Supplied: Albemarle)

Amid projections of a "bright" future for lithium, more companies are looking to expand their Western Australian operations — including one of the world's biggest lithium companies operating out of the state's South West. 

US lithium company Albemarle announced on Wednesday it would build two extra trains at its Kemerton site, north of Bunbury, to process the valuable metal, which is used in the production of batteries.

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