Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has been invited to appear before the House of Commons of Canada on Monday, February 22 from 11am to 1pm (ET).
Simon Moores, Benchmark’s Managing Director, will be giving a 5 minute opening statement and will then join a discussion panel on Canada’s role in building a domestic and global lithium ion battery ecosystem as the world renews its push towards low carbon technologies.
A STATEMENT FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA SAID:
“That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of no less than six meetings on positioning Canada as a responsible source in critical minerals and battery value chains in support of renewable energy and clean technology in the post-COVID-19 economy; that the committee hear from witnesses not limited to but including Natural Resource Canada, mining sector firms and electric-vehicle battery producers and; that the committee report its findings to the House.”
BENCHMARK’S MANAGING DIRECTOR, SIMON MOORES, SAID:
“Canada has sizable potential to be one of the global leaders of upstream of the lithium ion battery ecosystem that the world is beginning to build out.
“Of course we are familiar with Canada’s huge base of key battery raw materials such as nickel, lithium, cobalt, graphite, copper and manganese.
“But the potential to add these into high value chemicals, cathodes anodes and even engage in the production of lithium ion batteries offers the country a major slice of this growing lithium ion and electric vehicle economic pie.
“It is my honour to bring Team Benchmark’s message to the Canadian House of Commons.”
Benchmark’s appearance in front of the Canadian House of Commons follows testimonies given to the US Senate in 2017, 2019, and 2020.