1) Carbonate is used in LFP batteries.
2) Hydroxide is made 24/7
i can only imagine the NDA sample requests
"...has successfully produced lithium carbonate, the last major step in a conventional process before conversion to battery quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM)."
They are executing with precision.
"Fully operational" is going to be one heck of an update of xtra info.