Evove and Zelandez Link Arms to Produce Lithium with New DLE Modular Plants
26 June 2024 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Evove and Zelandez have announced the signing of a partnership
set to develop a fully modular at-source production process right
from raw brines to final lithium product used in batteries.
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The Evove and Zelandez teams upon
agreeing the partnership at the World Lithium Congress, with Chris
Wyres (fourth from left) and Clint Van Marrewijk (far right)
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The agreement was formalized at the Fastmarkets Lithium Supply
and Battery Raw Materials conference event in Las Vegas today.
The partnership aims to develop a fully modularised production
process with best-in-class technologies, run field tests at a
client project to corroborate and optimise performance, and then
commercialise globally.
Evove plans to commission the first modularised DLE plant in Q4
2024, with scaled expansion to full production expected at that
client’s site by 2027.
“Often it’s the quality of the people that make a business
successful, and Evove is no exception,” Clint Van Marrewijk, the
co-founder of Zelandez, said.
“They have combined the significant technical expertise needed,
with typical British doggedness, to develop some impressive lithium
technology.”
Chris Wyres, Evove’s chief executive, says the partnership was
born through a mutual understanding of the connections between
lithium and the oil and gas sector.
“We established an easily scalable, modular engineering approach
to our DLE from the get-go, which makes Zelandez with their modular
carbonation approach a natural partner for us,” he said.
“We are mimicking the standardisation of plants using our
technologies in more mature sectors we are active in, such as
desalination. Combining Zelandez’s expertise in well management and
the downstream conversion to a battery product, with Evove’s highly
efficient processing of lithium brine, is central to now ramping up
lithium production rapidly in key geographies.”
The planned pilot site is located close to an upcoming battery
manufacturing facility, creating jobs and helping secure a domestic
supply of lithium for the region.
With the gap in supply of lithium into electric vehicle
batteries widening due to a phenomenal growth in demand, the
agreement between Evove and Zelandez comes at a crucial time in the
lithium industry.
At the World Lithium Congress held in Washington D.C. last week,
Benchmark Minerals Intelligence predicted the need for an
additional two million tonnes in annual production by 2030.
About Evove
Evove deploys advanced technology to reduce the cost and
environmental impact of the filtration and separation of fluids in
lithium, green hydrogen and food & beverage production, as well
as in desalination and the treatment of industrial water.
About Zelandez
Zelandez is the leading services provider to the lithium brine
industry. The company provides a comprehensive suite of advanced
resource exploration and production tools. It also offers complete
wrap-around services for lithium mining companies, to accelerate
their path to lithium production. Zelandez works with leading
lithium mining companies in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, the United
States, and Canada.
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