Rock Tech Lithium gewinnt thyssenkrupp Materials Trading als potenziellen Lieferanten für Rohmaterial und als Abnehmer für Lithiumhydroxid

Vancouver, 07. Juli 2022 - Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) ("Rock Tech") hat mit dem Roh- und Werkstoff-Lieferant thyssenkrupp Materials Trading GmbH eine nicht bindende Absichtserklärung über den Aufbau einer strategischen Partnerschaft zur Belieferung mit Lithiumspodumen-Konzentrat vereinbart. Rock Tech plant das Mineral ab Ende 2024 in seinem Konverter in Guben, Deutschland, in hochreines Lithiumhydroxid zu veredeln, einen zentralen Bestandteil in Batterien für Elektroautos und Plug-in-Hybride.

Die Absichtserklärung der beiden Unternehmen umfasst auch einen Rahmen für den Kauf von hochreinem Lithiumhydroxid durch thyssenkrupp Materials Trading für den Batteriemarkt sowie andere Nebenprodukte, die während der Veredelung entstehen. Die angestrebte Partnerschaft fördert somit eine resilientere Lieferkette für Lithium direkt aus Deutschland heraus, von der Rohstoffversorgung über die Veredelung bis zur Bedarfsdeckung für die Automobilindustrie und die wachsenden Elektromobilitätsansprüche.

Dazu meint Markus Brügmann, CEO von Rock Tech Lithium: Wir haben mit thyssenkrupp Materials Trading einen globalen Logistik- und Handelspartner gefunden, der uns weitere Sicherheit bei Versorgung mit Spodumen geben sollte. Damit stellen wir unseren Inputstrom breiter auf und das bringt uns einen großen Schritt voran.

Wolfgang Schnittker, CEO von thyssenkrupp Materials Trading, erklärt: Die potenzielle Partnerschaft mit Rock Tech unterstreicht den konsequenten Ausbau unserer globalen Handelsaktivitäten in der internationalen Batterie- und Electric Vehicles Industrie. Durch den Handel von Lithiumprodukten erweitert sich unser Lieferportfolio um einen weiteren, für die Entwicklung langlebiger Batterien, sehr bedeutenden Rohstoff.

Das Mineral Spodumen gehört zu den wichtigsten Rohstoffen, unter anderem. für die Produktion von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien in Elektrofahrzeugen. Dafür muss der Rohstoff Spodumen zu Lithiumhydroxid veredelt werden, welches dann an Kathodenhersteller für die Batterieindustrie weltweit geliefert werden kann. Kathoden sind wesentliche Bestandteile von Batteriezellen. Das Lithium-Spodumen-Konzentrat soll in Rock Techs erstem Konverter im deutschen Guben eingesetzt werden, der ab 2024 batteriefähiges Lithiumhydroxid herstellen soll.

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ÜBER THYSSENKRUPP MATERIAL SERVICES

thyssenkrupp Materials Services ist mit rund 380 Standorten - davon ca. 260 Lagerstandorte - in mehr als 30 Ländern der größte werksunabhängige Werkstoff-Händler und -Dienstleister in der westlichen Welt. Das vielseitige Leistungsspektrum der Werkstoffexperten ermöglicht es den Kunden, sich noch stärker auf die individuellen Kerngeschäfte zu konzentrieren. Im Rahmen der strategischen Weiterentwicklung Materials as a Service fokussiert sich das Unternehmen auf die Lieferung von Roh- und Werkstoffen sowie Produkte und Dienstleistungen im Bereich Supply Chain Management. Digitale Lösungen sorgen für effiziente und ressourcenschonende Prozesse beim Kunden und bieten so die Grundlage für nachhaltiges Handeln. Ab 2030 wird Materials Services klimaneutral agieren.


ÜBER Rock Tech Lithium Inc.

Rock Tech Lithium ist ein in Deutschland und KanadatatigesClean-Tech-Unternehmen, das die Automobilindustrie mit hochqualitativem Lithiumhydroxid madein Germany beliefern will. Das Unternehmen plant bereits 2024 Europas ersten Lithiumkonverter mit einerProduktionskapazitatvon 24.000 Tonnen pro Jahr in Betrieb zu nehmen. Das entspricht der Menge, um rund 500.000 Elektroautos mit Lithium-Ionen-Batterien auszustatten.

DasClean-Tech-Unternehmen hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, den weltweit ersten geschlossenen KreislauffurLithium zu schaffen und so dieRohstoffluckeauf dem Weg zu saubererMobilitatzu schließen. Rock Tech besitzt das Lithiumprojekt Georgia Lake in Ontario, Kanada. Das Unternehmen erwartet, ab 2030 50% seines Rohstoffbedarfs von recycelten Autobatterien zu beziehen.

Rock Tech Lithium ist an denBorsenin Toronto und Frankfurt notiert.Gefuhrtwird das Unternehmen von Dirk Harbecke, Chairman, sowie Markus Brügmann, Chief Executive Officer, Stefan Krause, Chief Financial Officer, und Don Stevens, Chief Technology Officer.


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Andre Mandel

Rock Tech Lithium Inc.
777 Hornby Street, Suite 600
Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 1S4
Telephone: +49 151 28 25 40 14
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Email: amandel@rocktechlithium.com



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