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NMG Provides Commercial and Operational Update upon Filing 2023 Financial Reports: Significant Progress over the Year in Advancing North America’s Mine-to-Battery-Material Graphite Production

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Leveraging this technological platform, over 4,200 samples were reviewed and prepared by the Company’s battery laboratory in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Leveraging this technological platform, over 4,200 samples were reviewed and prepared by the Company’s battery laboratory in 2023.
  • NMG also signed a supply agreement with GM for 18,000 tpa of active anode material for an initial term of six years.
  • The Company maintains intensive commercial discussions and continued product qualification with other tier-1 battery manufacturers for the balance of its Phase-2 production.
  • Such measures reaffirm the importance of establishing a local, resilient, and ESG-compliant supply chain of graphite to support battery and EV production.

NMG Announces Offtake Agreement with GM for Canadian Graphite and US$150 Million Equity Investment

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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GM also commits to subscribe for a further US$125 million of equity upon the successful completion of conditions precedent and a positive final investment decision (“FID”) (the “Tranche 2 Investment” and together with the Tranche 1 Investment, the “Transaction”).

Key Points: 
  • GM also commits to subscribe for a further US$125 million of equity upon the successful completion of conditions precedent and a positive final investment decision (“FID”) (the “Tranche 2 Investment” and together with the Tranche 1 Investment, the “Transaction”).
  • NMG and GM will also enter into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) which includes registration rights at the closing of the Tranche 1 Investment.
  • The Investor Rights Agreement also provides GM with certain rights relating to its investment in NMG, including certain board nomination and anti-dilution rights.
  • Copies of the Subscription Agreement, the Offtake Agreement, and the Investor Rights Agreement will be available on the Company’s page on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov .

Standard Lithium Spearheads Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SLI) (NYSE American:SLI) (FRA:S5L), a leading near-commercial lithium development company, is pleased to announce its presenting sponsorship of the Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit, together with ExxonMobil, Albemarle, and TETRA Technologies.

Key Points: 
  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SLI) (NYSE American:SLI) (FRA:S5L), a leading near-commercial lithium development company, is pleased to announce its presenting sponsorship of the Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit, together with ExxonMobil, Albemarle, and TETRA Technologies.
  • Scheduled for February 15-16, 2024, at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, the summit will bring together a cross-section of industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders.
  • Discussions will focus on Arkansas’s strategic contribution to the U.S. lithium supply chain through the high-grade Smackover brine resource and innovative direct lithium extraction technologies.
  • The summit will feature insightful keynotes from Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald, and U.S.

New Benchmark Study Highlights Impacts of Nickel and Cobalt Mining on Critical Forested Carbon Sinks Amid Battery Metals Boom

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Resulting vegetation change also causes carbon sequestration services loss of 4.8g and 6.5g of CO2e respectively for nickel, and 9.3g of CO2e for cobalt per year.

Key Points: 
  • Resulting vegetation change also causes carbon sequestration services loss of 4.8g and 6.5g of CO2e respectively for nickel, and 9.3g of CO2e for cobalt per year.
  • The full study can be downloaded here and a summary document here .
  • While awareness is growing of the direct carbon emissions from metals mining and processing, lifecycle assessments do not often assess the impacts of land-use change on carbon sinks in specific regions.
  • An earlier peer-reviewed study – published in the Journal of Cleaner Production – found that sourcing critical battery metals from seafloor nodules could drastically reduce the lifecycle climate change impacts when compared to land ores.

American Battery Technology Company Invited to Present at Expert Battery Metals and Recycling Industry Conferences

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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RENO, Nev., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) (NASDAQ: ABAT), an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, is pleased to welcome Anthony Young as its director of investor relations. 

Key Points: 
  • This team transitioned to Dahlman Rose & Co. where he was the analyst responsible for small cap metals and mining companies.
  • For those interested in arranging a one-on-one meeting with American Battery Technology Company or attending the panel presentation, please contact your Wolfe Research representative.
  • For those interested in arranging a one-on-one meeting with American Battery Technology Company or attending the panel presentation, please contact your Janney Montgomery representative.
  • For those interested in arranging a one-on-one meeting with American Battery Technology Company management, please contact your StoneX Financial Ltd. representative.

NMG Provides Quarterly Update: Changing Market Dynamics and Intensified Commercial Negotiations Underpin Phase-2 Growth

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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NMG operates a concentrator, two shaping modules, two commercial-scale purification furnaces, and a coating unit for a nameplate capacity of 2,000 tonnes per annum (“tpa”).

Key Points: 
  • NMG operates a concentrator, two shaping modules, two commercial-scale purification furnaces, and a coating unit for a nameplate capacity of 2,000 tonnes per annum (“tpa”).
  • NMG has successfully and repeatedly produced on-specifications batches of active anode material as per potential customers’ individual requirements.
  • NMG has also appointed Pomerleau as Construction Manager for the pre-construction stage of its Phase-2 commercial facilities.
  • NMG is focused on securing the best agreements and positioning the Company for long-term growth in the Western industry.

The Metals Company Releases Second Annual Impact Report

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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With our second Impact Report, we detail how we can responsibly tap the planet's largest source of key battery materials to supply the energy transition while minimizing its environmental, climate and social impacts.

Key Points: 
  • With our second Impact Report, we detail how we can responsibly tap the planet's largest source of key battery materials to supply the energy transition while minimizing its environmental, climate and social impacts.
  • Benchmark’s LCA shows the NORI-D Project model performed better in almost every impact category analyzed than all the land-based routes analyzed.
  • TMC’s 2022 Impact Report was prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards as guidance.
  • To access TMC’s 2022 Impact Report, click here .

CHEP Automotive sponsors Li-ion Battery Europe 2023

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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Comprising 36 Gigafactories in Europe – heavily concentrated in Germany, Poland and Hungary - this will increase European contribution to the global capacity pipeline to 15% .1

Key Points: 
  • Comprising 36 Gigafactories in Europe – heavily concentrated in Germany, Poland and Hungary - this will increase European contribution to the global capacity pipeline to 15% .1
    On Monday, 30th October, at 15.30 (CET), CHEP Automotive will join other experienced stakeholders - such as BASF, Italvolt and the Talga Group – to discuss how to ramp up battery production in Europe, while ensuring this acceleration is undertaken in a sustainable manner.
  • “The automotive supply chain is undergoing a tremendous transformation.
  • “That’s why we are delighted to support Li-ion Battery Europe 2023.
  • B2B companies need to do the same.”
    CHEP Automotive addresses automotive supply chain trends and talking points in its Supply Chain Trend Report series.

RecycLiCo Battery Materials Secures Two Additional Patents in Japan and Australia for Battery Recycling

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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The two patents issued bring RecycLiCo’s patent portfolio to ten granted patents and an additional six applications for battery recycling around the globe.

Key Points: 
  • The two patents issued bring RecycLiCo’s patent portfolio to ten granted patents and an additional six applications for battery recycling around the globe.
  • This underscores the vital need for the RecycLiCo process to handle both battery production scrap and black mass material.
  • This manufacturing process can result in off-spec cathodes that are scrapped as waste, which the RecycLiCo™ process can treat to produce high-quality cathode materials for battery re-manufacturing.
  • “We are pleased to add these patents to our portfolio as we continue to build on commercial partnerships that use our novel process,” said Zarko Meseldzija, CEO of RecycLiCo Battery Materials.

Summit Nanotech Appoints Sandro Mazzini as Chief Commercial Officer

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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CALGARY, AB, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Summit Nanotech ("Summit") announces the appointment of Sandro Mazzini as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Key Points: 
  • CALGARY, AB, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Summit Nanotech ("Summit") announces the appointment of Sandro Mazzini as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
  • "I'm extremely excited to have Sandro join our executive leadership team," said Amanda Hall, Chief Executive Officer.
  • "Summit Nanotech has a technology that will change the landscape of lithium mining," said Sandro Mazzini, CCO.
  • Summit will be sponsoring and speaking at the upcoming Benchmark Week, (Benchmark Mineral Intelligence) and the LATAM & Argentina Lithium Summit.