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Mangrove Lithium, the subsequent era lithium refining firm, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Annie Liu as Chief Industrial & Technique Officer. Annie brings over 20 years of govt and entrepreneurial expertise to Mangrove.
In her prior function as Head of Provide Chain, Battery and Power at Tesla, Annie developed and managed the corporate’s multi-billion greenback partnerships and sourcing portfolio. Annie’s management and execution-focus in the end led to giant scale agreements with business stalwarts like Albemarle, Livent, and Ganfeng. Following this function, Annie additionally labored as an Govt Director on the Ford Motor Firm, the place she targeted on securing the corporate’s battery provide chain for his or her Mannequin E division.
“Mangrove’s breakthrough know-how goals to ship highest purity battery-grade lithium with an environmentally and socially accountable course of because of much less waste and fewer chemical inputs,” says Annie. “I’m excited to steer Mangrove’s business development and set a brand new world commonplace in lithium refining.”
Annie’s expertise main business groups and managing partnerships throughout the battery provide chain comes at a pivotal time for Mangrove, as the corporate begins development of its first full-scale business plant in North America. Mangrove has recognized a web site and feedstock for this primary unbiased lithium refining plant utilizing their Clear-LiTM electrochemical know-how and might be producing battery grade lithium in 2025. This North American plant will assist deliver refining out of China, the place majority of lithium conversion at present takes place. This plant will empower a low carbon and cost-efficient home lithium provide chain.
“Annie’s distinctive mix of imaginative and prescient and customer-centricity might be instrumental in constructing upon Mangrove’s current success and propelling us into the subsequent part of development,” says Saad Dara, founder and CEO of Mangrove. “As a world-class chief with in depth experience within the battery business, Annie is well-equipped to speed up Mangrove’s development.”
Having confirmed out its know-how at a business demonstration scale, Mangrove’s modular Clear-LiTM electrochemical know-how will underpin its new facility and can be capable of refine feedstock from varied supply of lithium (together with brines, hard-rock, and battery recycling). It is usually anticipated to be a step-function enchancment for the business by way of carbon footprint, and it’ll not generate any chemical waste, which is a typical burden for incumbent refining processes.
About Mangrove Lithium
Mangrove Lithium is commercializing a modular refining platform designed to transform any lithium feedstock instantly into battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate. Mangrove’s know-how eliminates complicated, pricey, and environmentally dangerous steps from typical lithium processing, which allows the bottom price manufacturing of battery-grade lithium wanted for wide-scale electrical automobile adoption. Mangrove’s traders embody Invoice Gates’ Breakthrough Power Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and the Enterprise Growth Financial institution of Canada. Go to www.mangrovelithium.com to be taught extra.
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