Direct Lithium Extraction Xchange USA 2026|Houston, TX|October 20, 2026
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About

Engineering nonmetallic equipment for lower lifecycle costs and faster DLE scaling

Ellen Turner is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for Andronaco Industries. Backed by over 30 years of diverse specialty chemicals and materials experience, she specializes in strategic marketing, manufacturing, and industrial fluid management. Turner holds a BS in chemical engineering and an MBA.

An active industry leader, she serves as the Designated Representative for the Materials Technology Institute, contributes to Chlorine Institute guidelines, and participates in ASME B31 nonmetallic pressure piping code committees.

At This Event
Featured Session

Optimizing Nonmetallic Equipment Design to Reduce Lifecycle Costs and Accelerate DLE Scaling

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 09:30 – 10:00

A practical look at how strategic nonmetallic equipment design decisions lower lifecycle costs, de-risk commercial-scale DLE operations, and accelerate startup timelines for piping and tank systems across the lithium value chain.

Session Takeaways
  • Mitigating critical bottlenecks and hidden factors that traditionally decelerate the capital execution process
  • Reducing capital process complexity while accelerating startup timelines for nonmetallic piping and tank systems
  • Selecting strategic equipment choices that lower lifecycle costs while simultaneously derisking commercial-scale operations
Areas of Expertise
Nonmetallic Equipment DesignSpecialty ChemicalsIndustrial Fluid ManagementCorrosion-Resistant MaterialsCapital Project ExecutionStrategic Marketing