What We’re Reading & Watching: October 12, 2026

Written By Jane Madden

Here’s a quick sample of other lithium-related news we’re reading and watching:

  • Arkansas Business energy reporter Kyle Massey talks to University of Arkansas finance professor Tomas Jandik about how Smackover Lithium’s planned $1.5 billion lithium extraction plant became a bankable project. | Read more

  • Arkansas Money & Politics reports on Smackover Lithium’s amended offtake agreement with Trafigura Trading LLC. | Read more

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