Li-Metallic Supplies Company Replace and Outlook for 2023

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / Li-Metallic Corp. (CSE:LIM)(OTCQB:LIMFF)(FSE:5ZO) (“Li-Metallic” or the “Firm”), a number one developer of lithium steel anode and lithium steel applied sciences crucial for next-generation batteries, in the present day offers the next replace on 2022 achievements and a glance forward at key aims for 2023.

2022: The 12 months in Evaluation

Throughout 2022, the Li-Metallic staff made important progress and achieved key milestones in working towards commercialization of its applied sciences within the evolving next-generation battery market, whereas weathering unprecedented macroeconomic pressures. Li-Metallic is on the forefront of the next-generation battery {industry}, and its cleaner and improved lithium steel expertise and manufacturing course of mixed with its cost-effective, high-performance anodes are anticipated to be a key enabler of successor lithium-ion battery applied sciences, which proceed to advance towards industrial deployment. Some key achievements the Li-Metallic staff made this previous 12 months embody:

Strategic Settlement with Blue Options and Deepened Business Relationships:

• An agreement and ongoing improvement and commercialization partnership with Blue Options was a serious milestone for 2022. As additional validation of the importance of the work Li-Metallic is doing with Blue Options, the staff was awarded a $1.9 million grant by Subsequent Technology Manufacturing Canada, an industry-led not-for-profit targeted on supporting superior manufacturing in Canada, as a part of a $5.1 million joint challenge. As well as, Li-Metallic continues to work carefully with automakers and different battery builders, with 12 main next-generation battery and automotive OEMs presently engaged in sampling the Firm’s anode supplies. Additional, Li-Metallic’s industrial staff continues to develop its pipeline of anode materials clients.

Confirmed Skill to Produce Industrial Anode Merchandise:

• The commissioning of a sophisticated anode pilot facility in Rochester, New York originally of the 12 months was a key improvement for Li-Metallic, considerably increasing its potential to supply high-quality pattern anode supplies to present and potential clients. The Li-Metallic staff has ramped up manufacturing of anode pattern materials for product qualification utilizing its roll-to-roll bodily vapor deposition (“PVD”) expertise, tools and course of. This previous 12 months, the staff produced greater than 4,200 metres of pattern lithium steel anode materials, in comparison with roughly 1,000 metres of pattern materials in 2021. Moreover, in 2022, the Li-Metallic staff achieved 70% of commercial-scale manufacturing depth targets. Notably, by means of the Firm’s work in Rochester, Li-Metallic believes it operates the very best depth PVD lithium deposition course of within the {industry}, producing lithium steel anodes at an unmatched effectivity price.

New Product Improvement:

• Li-Metallic accomplished proof-of-concept testing of silicon anode pre-lithiation. This improvement opens the door for the Firm within the silicon anode battery market, offering alternatives to considerably broaden its buyer base and develop its addressable market throughout the spectrum of recent anode supplies. The staff plans to proceed to advance its lithium steel enterprise and its lithium steel anode enterprise, whereas constructing out its product portfolio to reinforce the flexibleness of its expertise platform. In assist of the Firm’s ongoing product improvement roadmap, Li-Metallic continues to develop its mental property portfolio with 17 patent filings in 2022, for a complete of 33 patent functions in course of.

Wanting forward, 2023 guarantees to be an thrilling 12 months for Li-Metallic. The Li-Metallic staff is laser targeted on executing a sturdy vertically built-in progress technique that may allow the Firm to faucet into near-term alternatives and aligns with the present macro financial setting, the broader {industry}, and the stage of improvement for next-generation batteries. This technique will proceed to be targeted on each the North American and European markets as Li-Metallic pursues two parallel, however vertically built-in, core enterprise strains: lithium steel and next-generation battery anode supplies.

Principal Targets for 2023

Reveal Steady Lithium Metallic Manufacturing and Full Piloting Program

The Li-Metallic staff is worked up about its lithium steel enterprise and the market alternative it represents, because the Firm continues to construct upon its piloting campaigns on the Markham facility. The Firm expects to reveal steady lithium steel manufacturing utilizing proprietary expertise within the coming months and full its lithium steel pilot program. Demonstration of steady lithium steel manufacturing will enable Li-Metallic to start qualifying this materials with potential clients to be able to turn into a dependable, home provider of this materials at a commercial-scale, each for exterior clients and inner use in anode manufacturing.

Advance Lithium Metallic Industrial-Scale Plant Engineering

Li-Metallic continues to work carefully with its world engineering accomplice to finish the engineering examine for the event of a full-scale industrial lithium steel manufacturing facility. The Li-Metallic staff goals to finish this idea examine and incorporate the outcomes into its ongoing product and engineering improvement to place the Firm for future commercial-scale lithium steel manufacturing. With engineering underway, additional location planning for this plant will start to progress to optimize for feedstock provide, logistics and proximity to potential clients.

Advance Industrial Anode Manufacturing Expertise

Li-Metallic’s anode technique seeks to additional assist companions in 2023, by means of additional provision of pattern materials and work towards defining paths in the direction of industrial scale manufacturing that align with their wants. Extra materials manufacturing capability will likely be required to fulfill demand for qualification processes with clients, with a longer-term view to deploy anode manufacturing capability at buyer websites. This enterprise mannequin will tackle a wide range of capital fashions, relying on the client, which will likely be explored and outlined with Li-Metallic’s clients in 2023.

Develop Strategic and Industrial Partnerships

Li-Metallic is worked up about its ongoing conversations with main battery builders and automakers, because the Firm goals to proceed to construct out and safe a sturdy buyer pipeline for its anode merchandise. Moreover, the industrial staff continues to discover alternatives on the market of steel to non-battery markets. The Firm plans to advance its collaboration with Blue Options, deepen current relationships and safe new strategic partnerships to construct a wholesome order ebook for its future steel and anode companies.

Li-Metallic is well-positioned to advance its applied sciences within the coming 12 months and 2022 laid the muse for progress because the Firm has constructed a aggressive moat, established crucial infrastructure and deepened its {industry} relationships with the main next-generation battery builders.

On behalf of the Board
Maciej Jastrzebski
CEO and Director
Tel: 647-494-4887
E mail: [email protected]

About Li-Metallic Corp.
Li-Metallic is a Canadian-based firm growing lithium steel anodes and lithium steel manufacturing applied sciences to be used in next-generation batteries. Our manufacturing strategies are considerably extra sustainable than current merchandise and supply lighter, extra energy-dense and safer batteries which are crucial to tomorrow’s electrical automobiles. For extra data, go to: www.li-metal.com.

Ahead-Wanting Data

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Li-Metallic Investor Contact:
Salisha Ilyas
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Tel: +1 647 494 4887

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