Tag: Lithium

The Ageli (Alsace Géothermie Lithium) low-carbon geothermal lithium production project in Alsace, developed by Eramet and Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS), was recognized as a “strategic project” by the European Commission on Tuesday, March 25th.

Eramet announces that it has delivered first lithium carbonate production at its newly commissioned Centenario plant, located in Salta Province, in Argentina. The Centenario plant is the first facility to implement at an industrial scale Eramet’s advanced Direct Lithium Extraction (“DLE”) technology. This industry leading technology delivers sustainable and highly efficient lithium carbonate suitable [...]

The Group announced that it has taken back full ownership of Eramine, suspended the ReLieVe project and today published its third-quarter sales figures. Geoff Streeton, Executive Vice President & Chieff Development Officer, answers our questions.

Buy-out of Tsingshan’s interest (49.9%) in Eramet’s subsidiary hosting the world-class Centenario project, a tier one asset strategically positioned for the Group’s sustainable development in lithiumCounter-cyclical transaction providing Eramet with full benefit and ownership of an already invested 24kt-LCE direct lithium extraction plant close to production start-up, and with long-term growth optionality for production capacity [...]

Eramet's goal is to become a benchmark in the responsible processing of the Earth's mineral resources with a view to sustaining the well-being of all. By adding a brand signature to its logo, Eramet makes its corporate project and the nature of its activities more visible to its various audiences, and proudly asserts its [...]

July 3, 2024. Centenario, Salta province. At an altitude of 4,000 metres, Eramet and its Chinese and Argentinian partners celebrated the gradual commissioning of its direct lithium extraction plant, with production scheduled to start in November 2024. A delegation made up of members of Eramet's executive committee, representatives of its partner Tsingshan, Argentinian authorities [...]

Start of the commissioning of the Centenario direct lithium extraction plant, located in Salta Province, Argentina; first production planned in November 2024 A key milestone in Eramet’s strategic development into producing metals for energy transition A technological achievement at 4,000 m of altitude, implementing at industrial scale one of the most advanced Direct Lithium [...]

The "AGeLi" (Alsace Géothermie Lithium) project brings together Eramet and Electricité de Strasbourg with the aim of developing the lithium resources contained in the geothermal water naturally present in the Alsace subsoil. Ageli would enable the development of one of the world's most responsible lithium production projects, contribute to the sovereignty and reindustrialization of [...]

Eramet, a French mining and metallurgical group, and Électricité de Strasbourg (ÉS), an Alsatian energy company and producer of local renewable energy, have been involved in a partnership since January 2023 within the “Alsace Géothermie Lithium” (Ageli) project for the sustainable recovery of Alsatian geothermal lithium. The new pilot is now installed at the [...]

Black mass is a metal concentrate in the form of a black powder, obtained by crushing and separating battery components and gigafactory scrap. High-value elements such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese are extracted after a hydro-metallurgical refining stage. This is the aim of the ReLieVe project (Recycling of Li-ion batteries for Electric Vehicle), led [...]

This facility is a 1:1,000 scale replica of the plant due to be built in Dunkirk (59), with start-up scheduled for 2027, subject to a final investment decision expected by the end of 2024.The creation of this pilot plant is a key stage for this project carried out in partnership with SUEZ and aiming to [...]

A truck full of ore winding along a steep mine track. Notes from a piece of music composed 300 years ago, yet immediately catching our attention. This is how the Eramet Group's film begins, a journey across continents and metals, meeting men and women united by the same ambition: to become a [...]

Ten months ago, the first concrete pour was made in Centenario-Ratones, marking the beginning of the construction of Eramine's future lithium plant. At the time, 350 builders were working on the site. Today, there are 1,050! Meeting deadlines despite delivery constraints On site, the first technical elements of the plant are being [...]

The first concrete pouring of the future lithium production plant took place in early May in Argentina. A new step before the delivery of the site scheduled for the end of 2023 and the launch of production in early 2024. The Group's Lithium Project is moving forward with the construction of the production plant in [...]

After several years of R&D, Eramet's teams and their partners – Suez, Chimie ParisTech and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology – gathered since January 2020 for the ReLieVe (Recycling of Li-ion batteries for Electric Vehicles) collaborative project, have demonstrated their ability to recycle Li-ion batteries in a closed-loop process with a high level [...]