First lithium refinery in Europe opens in Germany

AMG Lithium has opened Europe’s first lithium refinery in Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Germany. The refinery was built in just over two years and cost about EUR 140 million, Euronews reports.

Most of the plant's lithium will come from Brazil. The job of the refinery is to then convert the raw material into battery-compatible lithium hydroxide. The plant is expected to produce 20,000 tons of lithium hydroxide per year, which is enough to power 500,000 electric vehicles.

Managing Director of AMG Lithium Stefan Scherer said “if you also want a certain performance and range when driving, then the lithium-ion battery is simply unbeatable.”

In the future, lithium extracted from European mines, such as from Portugal and the Ore Mountains, will also be produced here.

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