Episode 130: Chris Reed

Chris Reed is the CEO of Neometals

Topics include:

First lithium success – the development of Mt Marion and a profitable exit

Battery recycling plans – Europe, North America, Asia

Feedstock – scrap & end of life batteries, timing

EVs “dirty little secret” – minimizing the current five years it takes the average EV to recoup the carbon footprint deficit with ICEs

The contribution recycling can make to lithium supply by 2030 and 2040

“Peak Spodumene”: What total LCE volume? When?

Electrolytic Lithium aka “Eli”– the process and potential

Changing the cost curve

Neometals upcoming London Listing

Supply and demand imbalance

Doomsday scenarios

Rapid fire