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New Director Appointment
New Director Appointment

Brisbane, Sep 19, 2016 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Orocobre Limited (googlechartASX:ORE) (googlechartTSE:ORL) (googlechartOROCF:OTCMKTS) (Orocobre or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of Australian commercial and finance executive, Ms Leanne Heywood to its Board of Directors effective today.

Orocobre Chairman, Mr Rob Hubbard, said "we are pleased to have attracted a Director of Ms Heywoods calibre and experience in the mining industry."

"Ms Heywood is an executive and leader with over 20 years corporate experience. Ms Heywood brings a wealth of talent in strategic marketing, business finance and compliance which will be invaluable as Orocobre expands in global markets."

"She has led organisational restructures, disposals and acquisitions as well as complex negotiations across international boundaries and will be a welcome addition to the Orocobre Board," Mr Hubbard said.

Ms Heywood has made Board level contributions in international supply chain, strategic risk evaluation, international stakeholder management, international marketing, high value negotiations, and mergers and acquisitions. Her contribution to the mining industry has been recognised through the NSW Minerals Council Mining Awards.

Ms Heywood serves as a non-executive director for Gunawirra, a not-for-profit organisation working to empower young Aboriginal parents, and is a member of the NSW Council for Women's Economic Opportunity.

Ms Heywood holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Charles Sturt University and has completed an MBA at the Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne. She also holds membership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors and CPA Australia.

About Orocobre Limited

Orocobre Limited (ASX:ORE)Orocobre Limited  is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange  (ASX:ORE) (TSE:ORL) (OTCMKTS:OROCF), and is building a substantial Argentine based industrial chemicals company through its portfolio of lithium, potash and boron assets. In partnership with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) and JEMSE, Orocobre has built and is now operating the world's first commercial, brine-based lithium operation constructed in approximately 20 years.

In 2018 Orocobre announced the Stage 2 Expansion of its flagship Olaroz Lithium Facility in Argentina. The Stage 2 Expansion will add 25,000 tpa of lithium carbonate production capacity, taking full production and capacity to 42,500 tpa of lithium carbonate for sale to industrial, technical and battery markets, positioning Orocobre as one of the world's largest and lowest cost lithium chemicals producers.

Additionally, Orocobre and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have commenced construction of the 10,000 tpa lithium hydroxide plant in Naraha, Japan. The construction of the Naraha Lithium Hydroxide Plant will further cement Orocobre's position as a global lithium chemicals producer operating at the bottom quartile of the lithium cost curve. This new hydroxide plant will be the first of its kind in Japan and will provide Orocobre product diversification suitable for different battery technologies and the potential for significant margin growth on our primary lithium carbonate being converted to battery grade lithium hydroxide.

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Contact

Andrew Barber
Investor Relations Manager
T: +61-7-3871-3985
M: +61-418-783-701
E: abarber@orocobre.com
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