First phase approval from the UK ATF

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Alkemy Capital Investments PLC
24 January 2023
 

 

24 January 2023

 

Alkemy Capital Investments Plc

 

Tees Valley Lithium receives approval of its expression of interest from the UK's Automotive Transformation Fund

 

 

Alkemy Capital Investments plc ("Alkemy") (ALK:LSE) (JV2:FRA) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tees Valley Lithium Limited (" TVL ") are pleased to report that TVL's lithium hydroxide refinery at Teesside, UK has received first phase approval from the UK Government's £1 billion Automotive Transformation Fund (" ATF ") which seeks to support the national transition to Electric Vehicles.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

· TVL has received approval of its expression of interest from the UK Automotive Transport Fund.

 

·   The UK Automotive Transformation Fund is a funding programme created to support large-scale industrialisation and will invest up to £1 billion to develop a high-value end-to-end electrified automotive supply chain in the UK.

 

 

The ATF is a long-term programme designed to enable the UK to build the world's most comprehensive and compelling electrified vehicle supply chain, supporting over 160,000 jobs and creating export opportunities. It is an iniative of the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, which provides funding, support and insight to help the nation's automotive industry transition towards a Net Zero future.

 

TVL's world-class zero waste lithium hydroxide refinery will form a significant component of the UK's transition to Electric Vehicles and is expected to produce enough lithium hydroxide to supply 100% of the forecasted automotive demand in the UK by 2030.

 

The project has been granted full planning permission from Redcar & Cleveland Borough council and is now shovel ready with production forecast to commence in 2025, generating over 1,000 local jobs.

 

By sourcing low carbon feedstock and powering an electrochemical refining process with offshore wind and green hydrogen supplied by energy multinational bp's HyGreen Teesside project, TVL aims to supply its UK and European customers with the world's lowest-carbon lithium hydroxide.

 

Alkemy and TVL Director Sam Quinn commented:

 

"We welcome the first phase approval of our project proposal by the Automotive Transformation Fund and look forward to working with the UK Government on the development of our transformative lithium hydroxide project in Teesside, which will be central to the transition to electric vehicles in the UK and an important step on the journey to our Net Zero future."

 

 

Further information

 

For further information, please visit Alkemy's website: www.alkemycapital.co.uk or TVL's website www.teesvalleylithium.co.uk .

-Ends-

 

Alkemy Capital Investments Plc

Sam Quinn

Tel: 0207 317 0636

info@alkemycapital.co.uk

 

VSA Capital Limited

Andrew Monk (Corporate Broking)

Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance)

Tel: 0203 005 5000

 

 

 

Shard Capital Partners LLP

Damon Heath

 

Isabella Pierre

Tel: 0207 186 9952

damon.heath@shardcapital.com

Tel: 0207 186 9927

isabella.pierre@shardcapital.com

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

Alkemy is seeking to establish the world's leading independent and sustainable lithium hydroxide production by developing state-of-the-art lithium sulphate and lithium hydroxide facilities in Australia and the UK.

 

Alkemy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tees Valley Lithium, has secured a 9.6 ha brownfields site with full planning permission at the Wilton International Chemicals Park in Teesside, a major UK Freeport, to build the UK's first and Europe's largest lithium hydroxide processing facility.

 

Tees Valley Lithium has completed a Class 4 Feasibility Study for its proposed lithium hydroxide refinery   which   will process feedstock imported from various sources to produce 96,000 tonnes of premium, low-carbon lithium hydroxide annually, representing around 15% of Europe's projected demand.

 

Alkemy has also secured a site near Port Hedland, Western Australia to build a world-class sustainable lithium sulphate refinery that will provide reliable feedstock for Tees Valley Lithium.

 

 

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