• Standard Lithium’s Smackover Lithium venture awarded S&B an EPCC contract for the South West Arkansas Project’s central processing facility.
• Facility targets 22,500 tonnes a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate in the initial phase.
• Contract includes a limited notice to proceed for engineering, permitting support, and early procurement ahead of a 2026 final investment decision.
• Central processing facility scope represents about two-thirds of estimated project capex outlined in the October 15, 2025 feasibility study.
• Key pre-FID construction vendor awards are now complete; remaining milestones are customer offtakes and project financing.

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