@juk Blastfurnace point still stands, the primary products of brine producers are lithium carbonate and lithium chloride (as shown by the chart you produce, please tell me you can read the chemical symbols for the final products), they then convert lithium chloride to lithium hydroxide to add value. Some have specialised plants for this, and some don't and sell to convertors. Spodumene convertors can produce either as part of their conversion plant flow, no added costs.
Here's the flow for SQM, the world's highest quality brine operation by a mile:
Thoughts on this comment by Elon Musk on Lithium supply?, page-134
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