Johnson Matthey announces strategic partnership for sustainable battery materials production and secures critical raw materials supply

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Apr 19, 2021

- JM takes a further major step to create a leading, sustainable electric vehicle ecosystem

- Setting a new standard in sustainability with second plant to be powered by renewable energy, using responsibly sourced nickel, cobalt and lithium raw materials, and employing an innovative effluent treatment solution

- Strategic partnership with Finnish Minerals Group to locate second commercial plant for eLNO cathode materials, with nameplate capacity of 30kT, in Finland

- Finnish Minerals Group to invest to develop integrated supply of critical raw materials and effluent treatment solution for JM plant

- Long-term sustainable supply of critical raw materials for Europe

- Nornickel for supply of nickel and cobalt, and SQM for supply of lithium hydroxide

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