International Battery Metals (IBAT) Commences Operations of World's First Commercial Modular Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) Plant and First Commercial DLE Plant in North America
International Battery Metals (IBAT) Commences Operations of World's First Commercial Modular Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) Plant and First Commercial DLE Plant in North America
- Industry-disrupting technology breakthrough vaults IBAT to global pacesetter position
- Modular plant brings lithium production online in record-setting time
- Proprietary technology has been verified to extract more than 97% of available lithium from brine using no chemicals and with a water recovery rate of up to 98% via a closed-loop recycling system based on third-party review of Smackover extraction operations
- Founded by the inventor of the first lithium absorbent and designer of the world's first DLE plant in 1998
- 科技革新讓IBAt成爲全球領先者的位置
- 模塊化工廠以創紀錄的時間將鋰生產引入線上
- 經第三方審查驗證的專有技術,使用無需任何化學品的閉環循環回收系統從鎂滷/鋰滷水中提取超過97%的可用鋰,水回收率高達98%。
- 創始人是第一個鋰吸收劑的發明者及世界上第一個DLE工廠的設計師
VANCOUVER, BC and HOUSTON, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- International Battery Metals Ltd. (CSE: IBAT), today announced it has commenced operations of its commercial proprietary modular direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Utah – an industry landmark representing the first lithium produced from the only modular DLE operation in the world and the first commercial DLE operation in North America.
國際電池金屬有限公司(CSE: IBAT)宣佈其商業專利模塊化直接鋰萃取(DLE)工廠開始在猶他州運營,其是世界上唯一的模塊化DLE生產裝置,北美首個商業DLE裝置,代表行業里程碑。該商業基地位於猶他州鹽湖城郊區,與美國鎂材料有限責任公司(US Mag)的工業活動共用一個設施,並從歷史上的鎂生產中提取鎂滷水/鋰滷水副產品。IBAT的模塊化DLE系統目前位於約1英畝地上,並正在生產並向美國磁公司提供氯化鋰。IBAt的下一步是在同一DLE模塊化平台上安裝附加的柱子,以顯著提高能力。
The commercial facility outside Salt Lake City, Utah, is co-located at the operations of US Magnesium LLC (US Mag) and is extracting lithium from a byproduct magnesium chloride/ lithium chloride brine derived from historic magnesium production. IBAT's modular DLE system, currently situated on about one-acre, is in production and providing lithium chloride to U.S. Mag. The next step for IBAT is to expand production by installing additional columns on the same DLE modular platform with a target of significantly increasing capacity.
IBAt的目標是通過在同一DLE模塊化平台上安裝附加的柱體來擴大生產,並在與US Mag共享工業活動設施的基礎上增加產量。
"This achievement is momentous for IBAT and a harbinger for an industry-transformation to significantly boost lithium production on a more cost-effective and sustainable basis, clearing a path for supplies of lower-priced, high-quality lithium for EV batteries and large-scale grid backup battery installations," said John Burba, founder and chief technology officer of IBAT. "This kicks off a U.S. lithium production renaissance and creates the potential for a sea change in global lithium supplies."
IBAt的創始人兼技術主管約翰•伯巴表示:“這對IBAt來說是一個重大的成就,也是行業轉型的先驅,可以在更具成本效益和可持續性的基礎上顯著提高鋰產量,爲電動汽車電池和大規模電網備份電池的低價高質量鋰供應鋪平道路,這標誌着美國的鋰生產復興併爲全球鋰供應帶來一場變革。”
This milestone is a culmination of over four decades of John's work in lithium extraction, including the invention of the first lithium absorbent, used in the world's first DLE plant at Hombre Muerto in Argentina for FMC Technologies, which has been in continuous production since 1998.
約翰在鋰提取領域已經工作了四十多年,包括髮明瞭第一個鋰吸收劑,並用於阿根廷Hombre Muerto的世界上第一個DLE工廠,該工廠自1998年以來一直保持連續生產。
This breakthrough is expected to reshape the lithium industry due to several advantageous of IBAT's patented technology:
這一突破有望通過幾個優勢來重新塑造鋰行業IBAT的專利技術:
- Speed to market: The modular design can bring lithium to market in approximately 18 months, from the time construction is initiated at a fabrication facility to the time of production onsite, compared to several years' time (5-7 years) for a conventional stick-built DLE plant at a location.
- Low cost: Expected to be among the lowest capex and opex in the industry.
- Scalable, agile and brine agnostic: The modular system's small footprint can be installed at a variety of lithium brine resources around the world, including formations with active or inactive oil and gas operations. The system is easily scalable by adding modules for expansion.
- High-quality lithium: IBAT's DLE technology selectively extracts lithium ions via absorption with a proprietary crystal structure, resulting in a lithium-chloride solution with the requisite feedstock purity to produce battery-grade lithium. The technology has been independently verified by SLR and Mehos Consulting to extract more than 97% of available lithium from Smackover brine.
- Sustainability: IBAT's proprietary absorbent does not require chemicals in the extraction process. The technology extracts lithium from brine sources and returns the lithium-depleted brine back to its source. Due to the plant's advanced water recovery rate of up to 98% of water recycled, IBAT's technology is highly protective of sensitive water resources, based on Smackover brine testing by SLR and Mehos.
- 快速上市:模塊化設計可以在大約18個月內將鋰引入市場,從製作設備開始到現場生產,而傳統的粘合DLE工廠需要數年時間(5-7年)。
- 低成本:預計成本將是行業中最低的初始成本和運營成本之一。
- 可擴展,靈活且不受滷水影響:模塊化系統空間佔用小,可以在世界各地安裝在各種滷水資源上,包括與活躍或不活躍的油氣作業相關的地層。該系統可以通過添加模塊來進行擴展。
- 高品質鋰:IBAT的DLE技術通過專有的晶體結構選擇性地吸收鋰離子,從而產生鋰氯溶液,並具有所需的原料純度,以便生產電池級鋰。 Smackover水溶液的SLR和Mehos Consulting對其進行了獨立驗證,可以從中提取超過97%的可用鋰。
- 可持續性:IBAT的專有吸附劑不需要在提取過程中使用化學品,該技術從滷水源中提取鋰並將貧瘠的滷水退回到其源。由於該工廠的高度先進的水回收率可將幾乎98%的廢水回收利用,因此IBAT技術對敏感水資源具有高度保護作用。
At the Utah operation, upon acceptance testing IBAT will receive royalties from US Mag from lithium sales as well as payments for equipment rental based on lithium prices and performance.
在接受測試後,IBAt將從美國磁公司獲得來自鋰業務銷售收入的版稅,以及基於鋰價格和表現的設備租賃費用。
This operational milestone follows the recent appointment of incoming IBAT CEO Iris Jancik, who starts in her new role mid-August to lead the company's commercial expansion. To build out its operations, IBAT is in discussions with large industrial companies, including automakers, as well as oil and gas majors and brine-resource owners.
該運營里程碑是隨着IBAt新任CEO Iris Jancik的任命最近宣佈的,她將於8月中旬開始擔任這一職務以領導公司的商業擴展。爲了構建其運營,IBAt正在與大型工業公司,包括汽車製造商以及石油和天然氣巨頭和滷水資源所有者進行討論。
About International Battery Metals Ltd.
IBAT是一家專注於開發環境友好型的滷水中提取鋰產品的先進技術公司。IBAT開發了一種專利的模塊化直接鋰提取(DLE)工廠,可以快速部署到資源持有者的生產現場。IBAT正在與石油田滷水、滷水含水層資源持有者以及滷水副產品的工業客戶合作。IBAT認爲,其DLE工廠的模塊化設計爲客戶提供了重大的初期成本節約,並且專有的DLE技術通過有選擇性地從滷水中提取鋰,同時有效地去除雜質,能夠降低運營成本。
IBAT is an advanced technology company focused on the development of environmentally responsible methods of extracting lithium compounds from brine. IBAT has developed a patented modular direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant which allows for rapid deployment to a resource holders production site. IBAT is working with resource holders of oilfield brines, brine aquifers, and industrial customers with brine by-products. IBAT believes the modular design of its DLE plant provides significant initial costs savings to customers and the proprietary DLE technology lowers operating costs by selectively extracting lithium from the brine while efficiently removing contaminants.
IBAt是一家專注於開發從滷水中提取鋰化合物的環境負責任方法的高科技公司。IBAt已經開發出了一個專利的模塊化直接鋰萃取(DLE)工廠,可以快速部署到資源持有者的生產現場。 IBAt正在與油田滷水、滷水含水層資源持有者和擁有滷水副產品的工業客戶合作。IBAT相信其DLE工廠的模塊化設計爲客戶提供了重要的初始成本節省,並通過選擇性地從滷水中提取鋰並有效地去除雜質來降低運營成本的專有DLE技術。
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
代表董事會
John Burba, CTO
約翰伯巴,技術主管
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本新聞稿不構成銷售任何證券或要約購買任何證券,亦不得在美國任何州銷售,發送本新聞稿或有關證券行的通信也是非法的。所指證券未根據1933年美國證券法修改案註冊,不得在未註冊或適用豁免規定的情況下在美國出售或提供認購。本文包含根據安全港規定下所涵蓋的陳述。
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本發佈可能包含關於公司某些計劃和目標的某些前瞻性聲明,包括關於開發生產的預期時間以及IBAT與美國馬格公司的初始DLE工廠部署的生產能力,關於IBAT未來運營的預期以及有關未來全球鋰需求的聲明。使用任何“將”,“預期”,“觀點”,“認爲”等表達以及與非歷史事實相關的陳述旨在識別前瞻信息,並基於公司對此類未來事件的結果和時間的當前信念或假設。由於無數已知風險、不確定性和其他因素的影響,實際結果和發展可能與前瞻性信息所考慮的不同。有關公司業務風險和不確定性的其他信息,請參見公司在SEDAR+公司資料頁面上可獲得的公開文件。讀者應謹慎對待前瞻性信息。本新聞稿中所做的聲明截至此日期。本公司不承諾公開更新或修訂任何前瞻性信息,無論是因爲新信息、未來事件還是其他原因,除非適用證券法明確要求。
SOURCE International Battery Metals Ltd.
來源於國際電池金屬有限公司。