LITHIUM METAL AND ANODE TECHNOLOGY FOR NEXT GENERATION BATTERIES
JUNE 2024
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OVERVIEW OF LI-METAL, COST LEADER, READY TO SCALE
- Li-Metalis the only vertically integrated North American anode product and system supplier
- We sell ultra-thin lithium metal anodes & solutions for use in next-generation battery technologies.
- Everything we do focuses on performance and cost disruption.
2018 - 2021
2022
20232024
- Company founded in 2018
- Listed on CSE Nov 2021 (LIM.CN)
- R&D facilities commissioned
- 5 MWh1,2 anode machine start-up
- Metal piloting commenced
- Blue Solutions JDA signed
- MVS Exclusive agreement signed
- 1st commercial anode sales
- 125 MWh1,2 metal scale-up started
- Production of Battery Grade (BG) metal from recycled metal
- Preliminary Economic Assessment for 40GWh2 metal scale-up
- Sample sales from 5 MWh1,2 anode unit
- Targeting samples from 125 MWh1,2 metal line
IP portfolio including 45 patents and patents pending
- Capacity assuming continuous operation.
- Calculated assuming 4.5m² / kWh at 5 microns lithium thickness, double-sided.
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STRONG TEAM & CAPABILITIES
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Srini Godavarthy, Chem.Eng., PhD, MBA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chief Executive Officer
Lithium industry executive with 24 years of experience. Previously he held senior management roles at PTT Global Chemical, Albemarle and Huntsman Managed all commercial, product and technology development for products including lithium metal, metal foil, etc. at Albemarle.
Maciej Jastrzebski, Mech. Eng., M.A.Sc
CTO and Co-founder
Anthony Tse
Chairman & Non-Exec. Director
25+ years of corporate company experience in high- growth industries, including as Former
CEO of Galaxy Resources, a leading lithium producer
Tim Johnston, Mech. Eng., CFA
Non-Exec Director, Co-founder
15+ years of experience in various roles in the battery metals industry. Exec. Chairman and co-founder of Li-Cycle
18 years of project engineering, technology development & commercialization experience with Hatch Ltd. and Barrick Gold. Inventor of numerous patents related to metal production
Keshav Kochhar, Chem Eng.
Chief Operating Officer
Proven operator having co-founded and led Lacero Solutions; significant experience in chemical industries and clean technology, with a focus on operations and project management.
Richard Halka, B.B.A., CA.
Chief Financial Officer
30+ years of senior management experience, including corporate finance, strategic planning, capital raising, financial restructuring and organizational change. Prior to joining Li-Metal he was the EVP and CFO at TSX listed Electrovaya Inc.
John Walsh, B.A., M.A., LL.B.
Non-Exec Director,
25+ years of experience as a private markets investor and a legal and governance advisor to
large institutions. General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Timbercreek Investment Management Services
Srini Godavarthy
Chemical Eng., Ph.D., MBA
Exec. Director
Colin Farrell, MA (Econ.), CTA,
BFP
Non-Exec. Director
40 years of professional experience, incl. commercial, technical and, policy, leadership experience. Started up and led several tax and non-tax teams at PwC
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VALUE PROPOSITION FOR LITHIUM METAL ANODES & Li-METAL CORP
- Lithium metal is considered as the 'Holy Grail' of anode materials which enable light weighting of batteries.
- LIM offers reliable supply of high-quality lithium metal anodes with industry leading form factor (i.e. width ~900mm, and thickness 2.5-20µ).
- LIM's anode technology and vertically integrated capabilities enables the cost efficacy of next-generationbatteries with superior performance.
- LIM short term price target is expected to be competitive with graphite anodes + current collector with 2X energy density
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DEMAND FOR METAL ANODES ON THE WAY TO 1 TWH
Demand Profile for Anodes
BNEF projects that by 2035, 1.8TWh of batteries will use lithium metal for pre-lithiation or as metal anodes
1.8 TWh
NextGen Battery Customer Need
Li-Metal is uniquely positioned to address the cost and performance needs of our customers
- Leading PVD machine design & CAPEX costs
- Widest anode form factor in industry - 900 mm vs 300 mm
- Ability to incorporate SEI layer helps minimize dendrite formation and enhance lifetime of anodes
- Vertical integration into metal supply
- Product and system flexibility
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SUPPLY CHAIN IS CHINA CENTRIC, DOMESTIC SUPPLY CRITICAL TO IRA
- OEMs require a local supply to optimize and de-risktheir supply chain
- Expanding domestic manufacturing capacity has become a matter of federal policy. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires for 100% of battery components be produced or manufactured in North America
- LIM is among a few companies with a scalable N.A. solution, that can serve the significant and growing supply need
Xinjiang | |||
BG: 300tpa | |||
Li-Metal | MSSA | CMP | |
BG: 18 tpa | Tianqi | ||
Planned: 1,000 tpa BG | TG:1000tpa | ||
BG: 200 tpa | |||
Planned: 2,000tpa | |||
Arcadium | Ganfeng | ||
BG: 200 tpa | BG: 1,200 tpa | ||
Planned : 7,000 tpa | |||
Albermal | Jin Kunlun | ||
BG: 1,000 tpa | |||
BG: 200 tpa* | |||
Chengxin | Planned: 2,000 tpa BG | ||
BG: 300 tpa |
Benchmark Solid State Report, 2023
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OVERVIEW OF LI-METAL'S VERTICLE INTEGRATION & ADVANTAGE
Lithium Metal Anodes
Lithium Metal
Li-Metal's Unique PVD Anode Process
Cost Effective
PVD is a proven and cost effective technique to produce thin foils
Flexible
Ability to tailor products (substrate, thickness of Lithium, SEI layering) to fit battery format and technology
Strong Performance
Superior electrochemical performance in customer testing gravimetric (>400 Wh/kg) & volumetric (>100 Wh/l)
Reduced Safety issues
Excess Lithium minimized by adjusting thickness of film
Li-Metal's Unique Metal Production Process
Locally Produced
Metal production from America's based Li2CO3
Sustainable
No chlorine gas produced in the process
Modular Design
Patented design allows for rapid and economic scale up
Lower Cost
No requirement for lithium chloride production or complicated chlorine gas treatment and handling
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OVERVIEW OF LI-METAL INTEGRATED BUSINESS MODEL
A vertically integrated model ensures a consistent high quality and low-cost supply
Li-Metal Canada
Partnership with MVS
Li-Metal NY & Florida
Lithium Metal Production
- Flexible head feed
- Proprietary Carbonate to Metal Technology (C2M)
- Metal recycling services
- Metal production & sales
- Metal technology licensing
Anode Machine Fabrication
- Global leader in coating technology and physical vapor deposition
- Exclusive PVD machine relationship with Li-Metal
- 50,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Sarasota, Florida
- Anode equipment sales
Ultra Thin Anode Production
- 5 MWh1,2 anode line running in New York;
- 500 MWh1,2 anode line expected to start-up Q3 2025, 900mm width, widest format globally
- Ability to deposit on wide variety of substrates Ability to pre-lithiate
- Anode product sales
- Anode System Solutions (PVD Machine + Anode Technology License)
- Capacity assuming continuous operation.
- Calculated assuming 4.5m² / kWh at 5 microns lithium thickness, double-sided.
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Supply Chain Processes: Anode Qualifications
2021 | 2022 | 2024 |
2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
Material | Initial & Full- |
Preparation & | |
Anode | Cell Testing |
Manufacturing
Pilot
Production &
Scaling
Cell Assembly | Validation & | Commercial & |
& Testing | Certification | Production |
Mixing and coating; | Performing tests to | Begin producing | Assembling | Independent | Transitioning to |
combining active | ensure anode | small batches to | qualified anodes | validation of | large-scale |
materials with | meets physical and | fine-tune | and other | performance by | operation while |
binders and | chemical | manufacturing | components with | testing agencies. | maintaining quality |
conductive | specifications. | process. Increase | battery | Getting relevant | from Pilot |
materials. Electrode | Electrochemical | gradually while | manufacturers | certifications to | Production & |
assembly and | testing for capacity | maintaining quality | meet requirements | Scaling | |
rolling | cycle stability & rate | ||||
capability |
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