Saudi Arabia gains access to Russian technology for extracting lithium from waterAxion, a subsidiary of Krastsvetmet, has registered a patent in Saudi Arabia for a method of producing granulated sorbent used to extract lithium. Photo: Wikipedia by Alchemist-hp is licensed under FAL LithiumLocalization and ApplicationThe registration enables Axion to localize the production of AXIONIT Li-sorb sorbent directly in Saudi Arabia. The product is designed to extract lithium from hydromineral raw materials, including associated oilfield waters, desalination plant effluents, and spodumene concentrate solutions. This development supports Saudi Arabia's strategy to establish domestic lithium exports in a sector where it currently lacks national technology. The production method has previously been patented in Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Chile, and Argentina.