Lithium at the heart of the energy transition
The energy transition reduces the use of fossil fuels, but requires more metals, in particular to store energy in batteries. Lithium is one of the main strategic metals for battery manufacture, along with nickel, cobalt and manganese. According to the International Energy Agency, global demand for lithium could increase four- or six-fold by 2030 (representing annual production of 500 kt).
Our expertise in lithium mining and production
An essential component of electric batteries, lithium is a metal of the future, in which Eramet is investing with one ambition: to become a leading global producer of metals for the energy transition.
In Argentina, our subsidiary Eramine is building an exemplary, responsible project based on an exclusive extraction process developed by our R&D teams.
In France, we are pursuing our Ageli project in partnership with Electricité de Strasbourg to extract lithium from Alsace’s geothermal brines.
Our lithium production projects
Success story
January 21, 2019. Trappes, France (altitude: 168 m). Under cover of snow, more than 15 tons (152 mk) of equipment leave the warehouse of the lithium extraction unit, bound for Buenos Aires. Fabien Burdet and Denis Beltrami, the "fathers" of this unit, watch on with tearful eyes, proud of everything that has been [...]
20 August 2020
