Overview

• The long-term supply deal will feed Ronbay’s upcoming European cathode plants with battery-grade lithium hydroxide.
• Rock Tech has completed groundwork at its Guben site but still needs to secure around €800 million to start construction.
• Once built, the Guben factory will produce lithium hydroxide sufficient for roughly 500 000 electric vehicles.
• Ronbay aims to begin commercial operations at its new cathode materials plant in Poland in 2026.
• Rock Tech’s earlier partnership with Mercedes-Benz covers lithium hydroxide deliveries for 150 000 EVs under a 2022 supply agreement.