GM to Secure Lithium Through Agreement With Controlled Thermal Resources
July 02 2021 - 7:48AM
Dow Jones News
By Michael Dabaie
General Motors Co. said it agreed to form a strategic investment
and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources to
secure local and low-cost lithium.
The auto maker said the lithium will be produced through a
closed-loop, direct extraction process that results in a smaller
physical footprint, no production tailing and lower carbon-dioxide
emissions compared with traditional processes like pit mining or
evaporation ponds.
Lithium is crucial to GM's electric-vehicle plans, the company
said.
GM said it expects its relationship with CTR to accelerate the
adoption of lithium-extraction methods that have less environmental
impact.
GM said a significant amount of its future battery-grade lithium
hydroxide and carbonate could come from CTR's Hell's Kitchen
Lithium and Power development in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field,
located in Imperial, Calif.
GM said it will be the first company to make a
multimillion-dollar investment in the Hell's Kitchen project and
will have first rights on lithium produced by the first stage of
the project, including an option for a multiyear relationship.
The first stage of the Hell's Kitchen project is expected to
begin yielding lithium in 2024, the auto maker said, helping GM to
meet its target of eliminating tailpipe emissions from light-duty
vehicles by 2035.
"By securing and localizing the lithium supply chain in the
U.S., we're helping ensure our ability to make powerful,
affordable, high mileage EVs while also helping to mitigate
environmental impact and bring more low-cost lithium to the market
as a whole," said Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global
Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.
Write to Michael Dabaie at michael.dabaie@wsj.com
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