魁北克省薩格奈–(Newsfile Corp. – 2023年9月13日) – First Phosphate Corp. (CSE: PHOS) (OTC Pink: FRSPF) (FSE: KD0) (“First Phosphate”或“本公司”)欣然宣布，2023年9月13日，本公司與美國猶他州的American Battery Factory Inc.（“ABF”）簽訂了一項協議，支持每年最多40,000噸全北美生產的磷酸鐵鋰（“LFP”）陰極活性材料（“CAM”）的生產。
該協議旨在將電池儲能領域的LFP電池生產引入北美。
雙方商定了到2028年的互利安排，一旦本公司和ABF能夠找到一個成熟的LFP技術合作夥伴，與本公司合作滿足ABF在北美的LFP陰極活性材料生產需求，雙方將簽署一份最終協議，規範客戶供應商關系。
First Phosphate首席執行官John Passalacqua表示，隨著電動汽車行業的迅速發展，固定儲能和電信應用已經成為北美市場對低磷酸鹽電池的既定應用。與 ABF 這樣的專注於北美現有LFP產品需求的合作夥伴共同啟動我們的LFP原材料戰略，使我們能夠以謹慎務實的方式進入北美市場。”
ABF總裁John S. Kem少將表示，“原材料瓶頸，而非技術，將是在北美推出完全本地化的液態磷酸鹽電池的最大障礙。在我們專注於在北美本土化全面生產LFP 電池的過程中，我們非常倚重像First Phosphate這樣的可持續原材料開發合作夥伴，他們確實是全心全意致力於LFP電池行業。”
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Forward-looking information in this press release are based on certain assumptions and expected future events, namely: the Company’s ability to producing high purity phosphate under a low carbon footprint; the Company’s ability to integrate directly into the functions of certain major North American LFP Battery producers; the Company’s ability to develop its land claims in the Saguenay Region; the Company’s ability to carry out and realize upon the stated aims, benefits and terms of the MOU, including production numbers, monetary values, and arrangements therein, the Company’s ability to realize upon the benefits of the Company’s partnership with ABF; and the Company’s ability to carry out its plans, goals, and timelines thereof with respect to the MOU.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to: the Company’s inability to produce high purity phosphate materials under a low carbon footprint; the Company’s inability to integrate directly into the functions of certain major North American LFP Battery producers; the Company’s inability to develop its land claims in the Saguenay Region; the Company’s inability to carry out and realize upon the stated aims, benefits and terms of the MOU, including production numbers, monetary values, and arrangements therein, the Company’s inability to realize upon the benefits of the Company’s partnership with ABF; and the Company’s inability to carry out its plans, goals, and timelines thereof with respect to the MOU.
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