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BMW invests in lithium technology startup Lilac Solutions

October 6, 2021 by David Barret Leave a Comment

October 6, 2021

By Ernest Scheyder

(Reuters) – BMW said on Wednesday it will invest in lithium technology startup Lilac Solutions Inc to support more-efficient ways to produce the electric vehicle battery metal.

Privately-held Lilac is part of a growing number of technology developers seeking to extract lithium from saltwater brines faster, cheaper and with less water than evaporation ponds, which have long been the industry standard.

BMW, which already buys lithium from China’s Ganfeng Lithium Co and other traditional lithium producers, said it sees Lilac’s technology as a way to boost global production of the white metal as demand grows from the EV market.

“This holds the promise of becoming a new extraction technology that allows access to more green lithium,” said Kasper Sage of BMW i Ventures, BMW’s venture capital fund.

The German automaker is participating in Lilac’s Series B funding round alongside SK Materials Co, Sumitomo Corp investment arm Presidio Ventures and others.

BMW declined to discuss its investment amount, though the total from all investors announced on Wednesday was less than $20 million, according to regulatory filings. T. Rowe Price and others were part of an initial $130 million funding round for Lilac’s Series B announced last month.

Lilac plans to use the funds to construct a U.S. manufacturing facility for ion exchange beads, which are core to its extraction process.

The company last month agreed to use its technology https://ift.tt/3Fmh4t6 to develop a lithium project in Argentina with Lake Resources NL.

“Lilac has focused on proving our technology is reliable and scalable. And that’s been resonating with members of the supply chain,” said Dave Snydacker, Lilac’s chief executive.

Lilac’s peers include privately held EnergySource Minerals LLC and Energy Exploration Technologies Inc, as well as Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd, Standard Lithium Ltd and E3 Metals Corp.

(Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Editing by Aurora Ellis)

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David Barret
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