# POSCO opens Plant II at Sal de Oro

> POSCO inaugurated its second Sal de Oro plant at Salar del Hombre Muerto, adding a new lithium-carbonate facility to its Argentine project.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-06
- **Original source:** [Extra Catamarca](https://www.extracatamarca.com/jalil-participa-en-la-inauguracion-de-la-planta-ii-de-posco-en-el-salar)
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## Plant commissioned

Extra Catamarca reported on 6 October that POSCO Argentina inaugurated Plant II at Salar del Hombre Muerto, on the Catamarca–Salta border. The plant is designed to produce up to 23,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year for export.

[Extra Catamarca](https://www.extracatamarca.com/jalil-participa-en-la-inauguracion-de-la-planta-ii-de-posco-en-el-salar)

## Expansion remains planned

The ceremony also included a memorandum to advance later project stages. Those phases remain plans; the report describes Plant II as the facility inaugurated.

[Extra Catamarca](https://www.extracatamarca.com/jalil-participa-en-la-inauguracion-de-la-planta-ii-de-posco-en-el-salar)

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