EV Metals Group (EVM), a global battery chemicals and technology company, has signed a technical partnership frame agreement with Metso, a renowned leader in mineral processing technology and services, to accelerate progress of EVM’s Lithium Chemicals Plant (LCP) in Saudi Arabia.
The agreement signed at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh outlines plans to engage Metso as EVM’s Technical Partner. Metso will provide technical, operational, maintenance, and systems support to achieve best-in-class operational performance and asset management for EVM’s Lithium Chemicals Plant to be built in Yanbu Industrial City in the Kingdom.
The collaboration represents an important advancement in EVM’s strategic roadmap for its flagship LCP project, establishing the Kingdom as a globally significant midstream hub for the production of high-purity chemicals required by electric vehicle and battery cell manufacturers.
Metso is well placed to provide technical collaboration as a global leader in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for minerals processing and metals refining industries. Its advanced alkaline leach technology is already being deployed in different Lithium Chemicals Plant projects around the world.
Luke Fitzgerald CEO – EVM
“The technical partnership with Metso is a significant development to accelerate the progress of our Lithium Chemicals Plant. EVM will take a collaborative approach to ensure the successful startup and operation of the LCP, delivering key objectives of Vision 2030. Metso is the ideal partner to provide processing technology and equipment for the entire lithium production chain from mine to battery materials.”
A key objective for EVM is to provide a world-class environment in which to achieve global standards of operating performance for its LCP while developing local skills and capability and being recognized for diversity as a Saudi Arabian employer of choice. The Technical Partnership with Metso will provide EVM with significant support to achieve these outcomes. Metso’s collaboration will apply through all phases of the project from project sanction until the achievement of steady state operations.
Metso’s Services business area President, Mr. Sami Takaluoma commented that, “We are extremely glad that EV Metals Group shows this confidence and appreciation for the high quality of our technological expertise and end-to-end knowledge when it comes to sustainable solutions and services. We look forward to further developing our partnership for the customer’s benefit. We are also committed to strengthening our service capabilities in the region to serve the growing customer needs.”
