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Peter Ehren lithium supply lithium suppliers lithium producers lithium prices lithium costs lithium production mineTRU Lithium Team at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 2008  

TRU has the most qualified lithium team in the world - a strong capability in all aspects of lithium technology and industry - lithium brine, spodumene ore, clays (hectorite) mining, geothermal, lithium compound & metal extraction, manufacturing, engineering and refining and has also worked extensively in the applications for lithium including in Li-ion, cells, batteries, compounds, ceramics, lithium quartz crystals, metal and lithium alloys. We can manage every aspect of your lithium project from concept to production: TRU clients range from junior to multi-billion-dollar conglomerates examples, Latin American Minerals*, Lithium Americas, and Mitsubishi Corporation.

 We are world leaders in (securities compliant) resource evaluation, salar exploitation, brine & mineral lithium extraction and processing technologies - those in use, prospective, and leading edge - solar evaporation, selective ion adsorption, electrodialysis, nanofiltration, spodumene conversion etc. TRU Lithium Team is expert in the engineering, feasibility, production and refining of lithium intermediates such as evaporation ponds, brines, lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, butyl-lithium, lithium metal, lithium alloys and compounds. Our team members have managed operations, evaluated, designed, engineered, specified equipment and built these facilities. brine salars Simbol mining selective absorption ion extraction Japan TRU lithium brine experts Ihor Kunasz Qinghai Salt lake institute Saline Research Latin American Minerals 2009 Bolivia Uyuni Tibet Maricunga Zhacang Coipasa Empexa Aguas Calientes Salinas Grandes Maergo DaQaidam Pula Yiliping  Eyacuoqiong Rio Grande

Our team members know, have visited and have assessed most of the lithium facilities in the USA, Chile, China, Argentina, Bolivia, Australia, Canada, Russia and Zimbabwe etc. We have also evaluated and monitor all of the prospective lithium producers and potential resources. For example, TRU studied and globally ranked 115 salars (lithium brine resources) for their amenability to the use of emerging lithium extraction technology.  TRU have undertaken many technical, engineering, modeling, industry, economic, financial, cost, marketing, supply-demand, feasibility and due diligence assignments in lithium Li, Lithium oxide (lithia) Li2O, Lithium bromide LiBr, Lithium carbonate Li2CO3, Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O, Lithium chloride LiCl, Lithium fluoride LiF, Lithium hypochlorite LiOCl, Butyllithium: C4H9Li. TRU Lithium Team includes lithium application specialists for example in batteries [plus battery design], fuel cells, electric vehicles, glass, lithium chemicals [such as lithium lubricants / greases and pharmaceuticals] and lithium alloys.  Eduardo Morales William Tahil Meridian International Research The Trouble with lithium 2 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Simbol Mining extraction process selective absorption Qinghai Salt Lake Institute China LICO Corp America  salt lake

TRU Lithium Team member visits included the new CITIC Guorun and Qinghai Lithium, China salt lake facilities and other key lithium brine properties -  Chilean salar

China Zhabuye  West Taijnar  Plant in Taijnar Salt Lake near Geermu, China Geermu or Golmud China Qaidam Basin Sons of Gwalia TANCO

TRU Lithium Team members have visited and we have studied many of the undeveloped brine resources - examples Cauchari, Incahuasi, Olaroz and the main lithium spodumene ore resources around the world - such as Talison Sons of Gwalia Greenbushes, Bikita Minerals, Tanco and CITIC, - and intimately understand the technology and economics of lithium brine, ore, basic and intermediate lithium chemical supply. TRU has a full capability to evaluate lithium investments and can assist you to find lithium investment opportunities at all levels of the lithium industry. * Latin American Minerals, Lithium Americas and Grupo Minero Los Boros Argentina  Orocobre Guorun Maerkang Roskill Economics of Lithium Canada Lithium site Clayton Valley Ehren

TRU Lithium Supply-Demand 2020  forecast was a major detailed assessment for Mitsubishi Corporation employing our team of lithium supply side and demand side experts. The supply analysis was in detail, by producer & resource, for both brine and minerals [mainly spodumene]. The demand side analysis included TRU proprietary lithium consumption projections in batteries, lubricants, glass / glazing / ceramics, air conditioning, pharmaceuticals, polymers, metal alloy, and other applications based on our own in-depth assessments of these markets. The work included a forecast of the main basic lithium chemicals - lithium carbonate, lithium chloride and lithium hydroxide. Competitive process and individual producer (existing and aspiring) costs were modeled calculated and compared. The detailed application outlook included demand in electric vehicles [including a comprehensive examination of electric vehicle EV and HEV, PHEV, PEV battery technology innovation and the readiness of lithium cell technology for this application]. Lithium prices were projected. :View Slide Show

 Arlene Ebensperger a William Tahil Trouble with  Lithium Meridian International Research consultant

In a separate Lithium Metal Market Study assessment, TRU staff managed a review of markets for lithium metal including batteries, Al-Li alloys and organo lithium compounds. Lithium metal  [high & low sodium Li] and li alloy competitors were positioned, prominent butyllithium producers identified, and recommendations on development and market entry strategies put forward.  Evans Christian Moscoso lithium industry: Its recent evolution and future prospects Dudley Kingsnorth, Daniel Jimenez

TRU Lithium Team engineering & design at TRU is by American, Canadian or European certified licensed Professional Engineers and "Qualified Persons"  Stock Market securities regulations (SEC USA NI 43-101 JORC)

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   battery market forecast HEV's electric vehicle forecast  Keliber Resources Dang Xiong Cuo DXC Eduardo Morales 

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Working throughout North America and Internationally

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There are sharply increased customer demands for a much better rechargeable battery – one more powerful, long lasting, efficient, compact and safe. The Li-Fiber battery meets all these demands and is particularly ideal for use in laptop computers, power tools and hybrid electric vehicles. The Li-Fiber battery is also low cost and has the potential to replace conventional Li-Ion or Li-Poly batteries not only in the above uses but potentially for all applications. The COMPANY has a strong competitive advantage in a fast expanding target market valued at $6 billion worldwide in 2005. It aims to exploit this position as soon as possible. Management has extensive battery experience. Client needs $1 million urgently to produce samples of the most safe best performing laptop battery. $15 million for flexible plant. The Li-Fiber battery is safe even for electric vehicle batteries and could even replace the lead acid battery as voltages increase. Laptop battery recalls such as the recall by DELL, Apple, IBM, Toshiba and Lenovo of over 9 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony and Sanyo would be a thing of the past and the 2008 spare battery rules for air travel would also be unnecessary. This is if Li-Fiber cells are adopted since they are inherently safe and do not heat up with use**. The Li-Fiber battery outperforms conventional Li-Ion and Li-Poly cells, The lightweight cell beats all comers on energy per gram - a projected energy density of 450 Wh/L or 250 Wh/kg and have many other advantages beyond safety. The cell is highly flexible with no heat management required. Electric Vehicle EV HEV  battery Nickel Metal Hydride battery Saphion Technology Valence Power tool battery laptop  fire overheating hot Dell recall Sony laptop battery explosion

** Problems with Conventional Lithium Batteries**

- conventional Li-ion cells are a zero tolerance technology -

Li-Fiber batteries will also replace conventional Li-Ion rechargeable and other batteries because all of the weaknesses of these batteries are resolved with the new technology. The current need is filled with Pb-acid batteries for automobile starting-lighting-ignition, Ni-Cd and Ni-MH batteries for aerospace and military, and Ni-MH and lithium-ion batteries for portable electronics applications such as laptop computers. The main problem with the present lithium-ion batteries is their safety and related capacity restraints. Ninety per cent of the material cost for Li-ion cells is associated with five cell components – overcharge / over-discharge protection circuit, cathode (LiCoO₂ or LiNiCoO₂) and anode (MCMB carbon) materials, electrolyte (LiPF₆), and separator. The need for over-charge / over-discharge protection circuits or devices contributes significantly to the cost of lithium-ion batteries. The conventional Li-ion battery operates within voltage limits of 3.0-4.2 V per cell beyond which either performance deteriorates and / or safety incidents such as explosion or fire occurs - battery consultants  LiTech anode graphite fiber anode cathode safety explosion heat up Bon Yann Liaw Menahem Anderman Battery Consultant 

 The present conventional lithium-ion battery is an almost zero tolerance technology - hence the need for protection circuits. The higher the cell capacity requirement the more serious the problem. For high capacity multi-cell high voltage batteries, for example, 10 Ah, 200 V for hybrid electric vehicles, inherently safe battery chemistry is essential but cannot be met with conventional Li-Ion cells. Protection circuitry is usually designed into any lithium ion battery pack to prevent the cells in the battery from over charge and over discharge conditions and high currents or short circuits. Some circuitry goes further than the standard parameters and guards against high temperature charge and discharge, as well as high charge rates at low temperatures. The circuit usually consists of a protection IC, several FET devices, and sense resistors. These circuits add cost and space to the battery pack requirements and careful placement is required in physical layouts. The active circuits in lithium ion batteries continually draw power causing the battery to constantly discharge slowly, although usually in the micro amp current range.

This is an increasing issue in laptop batteries as laptops require more energy capacity to operate. The Li-Fiber battery does not overheat even in high energy capacity applications and requires no significant electronic protection circuit or heat management. It is also cheaper to manufacture than conventional Li-ion cells.

Other Metals:  TRU is expert in several specialty metals and alloys such as strontium • magnesium • cobalt • beryllium • thallium • antimony • arsenic • bismuth • cadmium • calcium • gallium • germanium • indium• mercury • strontium • tantalum • vanadium etcetera and high tech materials.

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Working throughout North America and Internationally

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