Lithium Venture in Chile in Talks with EV Firms to Invest in Mine Project
The state of tech being used to solve the lithium crunch – McKinsey’s Ken Hoffman highlights success of DLP™ in Chile with Panasonic Deal – emphasizes importance of lithium hydroxide

The state of tech being used to solve the lithium crunch – McKinsey’s Ken Hoffman highlights success of DLP™ in Chile with Panasonic Deal – emphasizes importance of lithium hydroxide
Opening Ceremony for the Direct Lithium to Product® (DLP™) Pilot Plant at the Salar de Maricunga Scheduled for July 2023
Panasonic and Chori join SIMCO and IBC to Build a Commercial DLP™ Plant for Sustainable Lithium Production (22,000 Metric Tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate annually expected to begin by the end of 2025)
Lithium Extraction: Prime Time for Brine
IBC Produces 99.5+% Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Product from Brine at Salar de Maricunga, Chile using Direct Lithium to Product® (DLP™) Process
IBC Demonstrates Highly Selective, High Yield (99+%) Direct Lithium Extraction from Brine at Salar de Maricunga, Chile using Direct Lithium to Product® (DLP™) Process
Past methods are ‘just not going to get us there’ – IBC’s Izatt on ramping up lithium production.