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Battery anode material plant, Germany

24th March 2023

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Battery anode material (BAM) plant.

Location
Germany has been selected as a proposed location for the project.

Project Owner/s
Evion Group.

Project Description
The plant will process graphited concentrate from Evion’s Maniry project, in Madagascar, into uncoated spheronised purified graphite for use in lithium-ion batteries.

Five different process routes and two throughput rates – 30 000 t/y and 15 000 t/y – have been reviewed as precursor to a prefeasibility study.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
At a product output of 30 000 t/y, the project has an estimated pretax net present value (NPV), at an 8% discount rate, of $397-million and an internal rate of return (IRR) of 39.5%, with a payback of 3.51 years. At a product output of 15 000 t/y the project has a pretax NPV, at an 8% discount rate, of $152-million and an IRR of 28.4%, with a payback of 4,67 years.

Capital Expenditure
At an output of 30 000 t/y the project has an initial capital expenditure (capex) of $117-million and at 15 000 t/y a capex of $74-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Evion will undertake comprehensive testwork on Maniry concentrate to better define the process flowsheet, optimise reagent schemes and understand the characteristics of the waste stream.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Evion Group, tel +61 8 6158 9916 or email info@eviongroup.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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