Sigma Lithium delivers first batch of green lithium from Brazil

This week, the Brazilian port of Vitória (Espirito Santo State) shipped the world's first batch of green lithium produced in the Jequitinhonha Valley in Minas Gerais. The product of Sigma Lithium, a pioneer in increasing the level of industrial sustainability by achieving the "three zeros" (zero carbon, zero waste and zero hazardous chemicals). The lithium will be used in electric vehicle batteries.

To celebrate this first shipment, an event was held at Vports in Porto de Vitória, with the presence of Geraldo Alckmin, Vice President of the Republic of Brazil, Romeu Zema, Governor of Minas Gerais, and Renato Casagrande, Governor of the State of Espírito Santo.

The first export cargo includes 15,000 tonnes of Triple Zero green lithium and 15,000 tonnes of high-purity ultrafine byproduct, the latter a “green waste” that will also be marketed by Sigma Lithium.

Sigma Lithium is currently operating at 75% of its capacity in the Jequitinhonha Valley and expects to export 130,000 tonnes of green lithium and 200,000 tonnes of ultrafine by-product by the end of this year.

By 2024, the region will receive two more new industrial routes. The company expects investments of more than 1 billion reais (about 1.5 billion yuan) in the next 12 months. In the past decade, 3 billion reais (about 4.5 billion yuan) have been invested.

Last Monday, July 24, Sigma Lithium was listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange.

(Source: Sigma Lithium Global Lithium Battery Network, Global Energy Storage Network, New Energy Network Comprehensive)