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ScandiumPower on Oct 12, 2023 6:29am
Will Livista's Li-refinery source spodumene from Savannah?
Livista Energy and the port operator Niedersachsen Ports signed the lease for the site near the north bank of the Ems on 2 October. From 2026, the refinery will convert lithium ore into lithium and supply Europe’s e-car industry. The Luxembourg-based company Livista Energy Europe had already made Emden public as a location in June. The newly signed lease agreement makes the construction project a reality. The federal state of Lower Saxony had already pledged its support for the implementation of the project at the Emden site.
Livista first announced the construction of a lithium refinery in Germany in early summer. At the time, the company announced that the plant would go into operation in 2026 and produce up to 40,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium products per year – enough, according to the company, for the batteries of the 850,000 electric vehicles.
https://www.electrive.com/2023/10/04/livista-secures-site-in-germany-for-lithium-refinery/