Texas Lithium Refinery
Tesla, Inc., Robstown, Nueces County, Texas
Texas Lithium Refinery in Robstown, Texas is Tesla, Inc.’s plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide. Status: operating (reported) as of January 2026 (production started, reported by news and not yet confirmed by the company or state). Primary source: sec.gov, checked November 1, 2026.
- Status
- Operating (reported)
- Announced investment
- Not stated
- Announced jobs
- Not stated
- Industry
- Batteries
- Sheet
- TX-49
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Status timeline
- Groundbreaking (reported)techcrunch.com
- Production started (reported)electrek.co
Filled dots are confirmed by a company, state, SEC or federal source. Dashed dots come from news reports only. Investment and job figures are as announced, not achieved.
Plant facts
| Company | Tesla, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Plant | Texas Lithium Refinery |
| Location | Robstown, Nueces County, Texas |
| Industry | Batteries |
| Product | Battery-grade lithium hydroxide |
| Announced investment | Not statedNo Tesla-announced figure found; $375M figure comes from Texas Comptroller filings as reported by TechCrunch (not opened) |
| Announced jobs | Not stated |
| Last checked | November 1, 2026 |
No primary source we found states the announced investment or announced job count, so we leave it blank rather than estimate.
Sources
- Tesla Q3 2026 Update (8-K exhibit): lithium refining 30 GWh 'Early Ramp' (SEC filing, sec.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- TechCrunch: refinery groundbreaking (news report, techcrunch.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- Electrek: Tesla confirms refinery production (2026-01-15) (news report, electrek.co, checked November 1, 2026)
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