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Compass Minerals signs non-binding agreement to supply LG Energy Solution with battery-grade lithium product starting in 2025

Green Car Congress

Compass Minerals delivers essential minerals such as sulfate of potash, sodium chloride and magnesium chloride and is currently pursuing development options available to service growing US market demand for battery-grade lithium. —Dongsoo Kim, Senior Vice President of Procurement Center at LG Energy Solution.

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Johnson Matthey partners with Finnish Materials Group for second eLNO cathode plant; deals with Nornickel and SQM

Green Car Congress

As part of the partnership, Finnish Minerals Group will invest in two key areas: To co-develop with JM an integrated solution to treat sodium sulfate, a common manufacturing by-product, providing a sustainable supply chain to conserve natural resources and protect the local environment. Securing lithium supply with SQM.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Considering a use case with the following supply chain, The total emissions for lithium extraction in Chile, which then stays in Chile for lithium processing and proceeds to Korea for cell manufacturing and vehicle assembly will be 1.5 9,10,11,12] LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) and Sodium-Ion battery packs will not use Cobalt and Nickel.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

Baua Electric

An advantage of filtering the ultralight battery metal from salt water is that it avoids the need for costly and environmentally challenging open pit mines or large evaporation ponds, as employed in the world’s leading producers Australia and Chile.