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LOCALISED SUPPLY CHAIN

Lyten begins US production of battery grade

lithium-metal

Lyten, the US-based lithium-sulphur Sulphur battery technology,” said
batteries specialist, said it has produced the Ms. Celina Mikolajczak, Lyten Chief
United States’ fi rst battery grade lithium- Battery Technology Offi cer.
metal foil utilising US made lithium alloys
and US sourced lithium-metal. Lyten is addressing two critical steps
in the lithium supply chain. First, Lyten
Lyten said it has already achieved a has begun production of proprietary lithium
fully localised supply chain for its sul- alloys with the help of Creative
phur cathode and is now localising the Engineers, Inc. in Pennsylvania. The
supply chain for its lithium-metal anode. companies collaborated to design and
Applications for Lyten’s batteries in- build the lithium metal alloy ingot manu-
clude energy storage, EVs, drones, satel- facturing equipment and Lyten is sourcing
lites, micromobility, and defence. its lithium-metal feedstock from a faci-
lity in the Eastern US. Second, Lyten
This US manufacturing milestone for available worldwide as an environmen- is converting lithium alloys into pro-
battery grade lithium-metal comes at a tally friendly byproduct of multiple global prietary lithium-metal foils in custom
time when the nation’s policymakers and industries, including oil & gas, mining, built extrusion and rolling equipment in
defence agencies are actively pushing and chemicals manufacturing. At present, its San Jose, California manufacturing
for greater domestic sourcing of critical the vast majority of battery grade lithium facility. Lyten’s lithium foil extrusion
materials and the establishment of a US is processed and manufactured in China. and rolling capacity is one of the larg-
battery industry. Today, batteries and the est in North America, and the foils drop
required critical minerals supply chain “Lithium is abundantly available directly into Lyten’s lithium-sulphur
predominately come from China, creat- across the United States, but the capa- battery manufacturing lines in California.
ing a critical vulnerability for the US. city to process lithium into battery grade Lyten is producing lithium-sulphur
materials is extremely limited in the battery cells in San Jose, California. It
Mr. Dan Cook, Lyten’s co-founder US. Being able to design and process recently announced the acquisition of
and CEO, stated, “To build a US battery our own lithium-metal alloys and foils Northvolt’s battery manufacturing plant
industry, we must solve the supply chain is a game changer and puts Lyten at the in San Leandro, California to quickly
challenge. We have already eliminated front edge of US battery manufacturing, scale production to meet the demand for
the need for nickel, manganese, cobalt, especially for next generation Lithium- American made batteries.
and graphite with our lithium-sulphur
battery, allowing us to focus on local ADNOC signs SPA with Mitsui & Co.
supply and production of lithium. Lyten
will be the only battery manufacturer in UAE’s ADNOC has announced the is also one of the international partners
the US shielded from tariffs and critical signing of a 15-year sales and purchase in the Ruwais LNG project. Ruwais
minerals risk.” agreement (SPA) with Mitsui & Co., LNG, set to commence operations in
Ltd., for the delivery of up to 0.6-mtpa 2028, will be one of the lowest-carbon
According to Lyten, its lithium-sul- of lower-carbon LNG from the Ruwais intensity LNG plants globally, powered
phur is made from widely available and LNG project. by clean energy and advanced AI-driven
geographically dispersed materials that technology. With up to 8-mtpa of its
can be sourced and manufactured in the This marks the fi fth long-term 9.6-mtpa capacity already committed
US. Lyten has replaced mined minerals LNG SPA for Ruwais LNG and further to customers across the world, Ruwais
like nickel, manganese, cobalt, and graphite reinforces ADNOC’s commitment to LNG underscores ADNOC’s position
with a sulphur cathode and lithium- Japan’s energy security and the supply as a reliable global supplier of lower-
metal anode. Sulphur is abundantly of cleaner energy worldwide. Mitsui carbon LNG.

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