Chemetall Foote Corporation traces its origins to Dr. A.E. Foote who founded the Foote Mineral Company in 1876 as a purveyor of rare minerals. It became a major producer of Lithium chemicals when it acquired the right to mine spodumene at Kings Mountain, NC in the early 1950´s. As Foote grew in the production of Lithium, it also expanded its R&D effort in the development of new products and applications for Lithium chemicals. In the 1960´s Foote pioneered the production of Lithium carbonate from brine with the opening of the Silver Peak, NV plant. In 1984, the world´s richest commercial brine deposit began production at the Salar de Atacama located in the desert of northern Chile. The New Johnsonville, TN facility of Chemetall Foote has produced normal and secondary butyllithium since the early 1960´s. There are two separate manufacturing facilities located at the New Johnsonville site to insure uninterrupted supply of butyllithium to the customers. New product development is accomplished at Chemetall Foote´s pilot plant located in Kings Mountain producing experimental quantities of a wide variety of new products including amides, hydrides and alkoxides. In addition to Lithium carbonate, Silver Peak is one of the world´s leading producers of Lithium hydroxide. At Kings Mountain, Lithium bromide brine is produced for use in industrial absorption air conditioning systems. Lithium chloride brine is important for dehumidification in food and other industries where moisture control is critical. Lithium sulfate is produced for use in photographic developers. Other products at Kings Mountain include USP grade Lithium carbonate for use in treatment of bipolar disorder and reagent and high purity grades of Lithium carbonate. Chemetall Foote is a leading producer of Lithium metal products for the primary Lithium battery industry including Lithium ingot and Lithium metal foils. All Chemetall Foote production sites are certified according to ISO 9002.
Chemetall Foote Corp.
348 Holiday Inn Drive
Kings Mountain
North Carolina 28086
Phone +1-704-739-2501
Toll Free +1-800-523-7116 (USA only)
Fax +1-704-734-2718
e-mail: foote.lithium@chemetall.com
