10:05 AM EDT, 03/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners ( VLTLF ) said Thursday that it has started installing its direct lithium extraction and lithium carbonate refining systems at Select Water Solutions' facility in Howard County, Texas.

The systems are being integrated with Select's existing produced water pretreatment and recycling infrastructure and are expected to begin producing technical-grade and battery-grade lithium carbonate in early second quarter, LibertyStream said.

LibertyStream said the initial deployment aims to validate its on-site systems integration at Select. It will also support continued bulk sample production for customer qualification and establish the operating template for scaling throughout the remainder of the year.

The company said it is also advancing a separate commercial-scale expansion, which would bring annualized production capability to up to 1,000 tonnes by year-end.

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