What's the outlook for SDST in the lithium industry?

The deep research logic is organized as follows: 

Okay, let's tackle this question about SDST's outlook in the lithium industry. First, I need to gather all the relevant information from the provided references. The user is asking specifically about SDST, so I should focus on the references that mention Stardust Power Inc. (SDST). 

Looking through the references, numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are the ones that mention SDST. The rest are about the lithium market in general, which might be useful for context but not directly about SDST.

Starting with the company's recent financials and projects. From reference 7, SDST presented Q2 2025 slides, highlighting their Oklahoma lithium facility. They have offtake agreements and control over brine sources. The stock surged after the presentation but is still down significantly over the year. Their Q2 2025 earnings (reference 9) showed a loss of $3.7 million, which is worse than the