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Electric car: Stellantis secures its supply of manganese sulphate

The Stellantis group has signed an agreement with the Australian company Element 25 Limited to ensure its supply of manganese sulphate, an essential component of electric vehicle batteries.

Stellantis announced Monday that it has signed an agreement with Australian company Element 25 Limited to secure its supply of manganese sulphate, an essential component of electric vehicle batteries.

Start of deliveries in 2026

“This five-year agreement provides for the start of deliveries in 2026 for a total volume of 45 kilotons and options to extend the duration and increase supply volumes,” the French-Italian-American group said in its press release.

The Australian company “will supply this raw material from its Butcherbird project in Western Australia,” continues Stellantis, which has also announced that it wants to enter the capital of Element 25.

This mining project refers to the largest manganese deposit in the country according to Element 25, which also plans to build a processing plant in the United States.

The manganese sulfate will then be used in batteries destined for the US and European markets, according to a spokesman for the automaker.

Stellantis wants to reach 100% of electric vehicle sales in Europe by 2030 and 50% of passenger and utility vehicle sales in the United States by the same date.

Metals such as manganese, but also cobalt, nickel or lithium conduct electricity in car batteries.

The question of critical metals

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global demand for critical metals could quadruple by 2040 if the world complies with the Paris climate accords.

Europe imports almost all of these materials but has untapped resources. Regarding manganese, South Africa represents 37% of world production.

But in Africa as elsewhere, China has taken “control of 40% of the value chains of the metals needed to make batteries,” according to industrialist Philippe Varin, author of a report on the supply of French industry in raw materials. mineral raw.

Author: JB with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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