Euro Manganese’s Chvaletice Project Designated a Strategic Project under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act
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NR 2025-04
Euro Manganese’s Chvaletice Project Designated a Strategic Project under the
EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (March 26, 2025) - Euro Manganese Inc. (TSX-V and ASX: EMN; OTCQB:
EUMNF; Frankfurt: E06) ( the "Company") today announced that the Chvaletice Manganese Project (the
"Chvaletice Project" or the "Project") has been designated a Strategic Project under the European Union’s
Critical Raw Materials Act (“CRMA”).
Highlights
• Chvaletice Manganese Project designated a Strategic Project under the EU Critical Raw
Materials Act
• Strategic Projects benefit from potential access to numerous private and public sources of
funding, including the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and private financial institutions
• Permitting processes proceed according to deadlines set in the CRMA, decreasing scheduling
risk related to permitting
• Milestone achievement represents significant endorsement of the importance of the Chvaletice
Manganese Project to EU strategic and critical raw material supply independence
Strategic Project Designation
Strategic Projects under the EU CRMA gain access to g uidance and potential funding from numerous
private and public sources including the European Investment Bank (“EIB”) , the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) and private financial institutions and enables regional and
national authorities to make use of funding from the European Development Fund and Cohesion Fund.
Additionally, Strategic Project status ensures that permitting processes proceed according to the deadlines
set in the CRMA, decreasing the scheduling risk related to permitting.
The CRMA, which took effect in May 2024, lists more than 30 raw materials and defines high- purity
manganese (battery grade) as a strategic raw material, and manganese as a critical raw material. Strategic
Projects are designated to make a meaningful contribution to the security of the EU’s supply of strategic
raw materials, to safeguard the functioning of the internal market and to diversify Europe’s supplies from
third countries.
In March 2024, Euro Manganese received approval of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
("ESIA") for the Chvaletice Project from the Czech Ministry of Environment, and in January 2025, the
Company secured the Determination of Mining Lease permit, which represents one of the most significant
approvals in the process towards full permitting. Additionally, in March 2025, the Czech government
declared the Chvaletice Manganese Deposit as strategic.
Martina Blahova, Interim CEO of Euro Manganese, commented:
"Achieving Strategic Project status with the EU’s CRMA enhances Euro Manganese’s role in Europe’s raw
materials value chain, facilitating access to government-backed funding, collaboration with EU institutions,
and expediting permitting. Euro Manganese aims to play a crucial role in establishing a sustainable and
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climate-friendly battery value chain in Europe. Today’s announcement reaffirms our commitment to
becoming the sole integrated European producer of high- purity manganese, an essential component in
the transition to a greener economy.”
About Euro Manganese
Euro Manganese is a battery materials company focused on becoming a leading producer of high- purity
manganese for the electric vehicle industry. The Company is advancing development of the Chvaletice
Manganese Project in the Czech Republic and exploring an early -stage opportunity to produce battery -
grade manganese products in Bécancour, Québec.
The Chvaletice Project is a unique waste- to-value recycling and remediation opportunity involving
reprocessing old tailings from a decommissioned mine. It is also the only sizable resource of manganese
in the European Union, strategically positioning the Company to provide battery supply chains with critical
raw materials to support the global shift to a circular, low-carbon economy.
Euro Manganese is dual listed on the TSXV and the ASX and is also traded on the OTCQB.
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Enquiries
Martina Blahova
Interim Chief Executive Officer
+1 (604) 681-1010
LodeRock Advisors
Neil Weber
Investor and Media Relations – North America
+1 (647) 222-0574
Jane Morgan Management
Jane Morgan
Investor and Media Relations – Australia
+61 (0) 405 555 618
Company Address: #709 -700 West Pender St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 1G8
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release constitute “forward- looking statements” or “forward- looking
information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such statements and information involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance,
or achievements of the Company, its Project, or industry results, to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements or
information. Such statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”,
“intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “scheduled”, “forecast”, “predict” and other
similar terminology, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will”
be taken, occur or be achieved.
Such forward-looking information or statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the
Company’s intentions regarding the development and advancement of the Project , ability of the Company
to proceed with the Project’s next phases, achieve full Project permitting, receive any benefits related to
the Project being designated a Strategic Project, including ability to access private and public sources of
funding, decrease in scheduling risk related to permitting, and other benefits due to Strategic Project status.
Forward looking statements also include the ability of the Company to construct its facility for producing
high-purity manganese and finance the development of the Project.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements. Forward-
looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of
the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward- looking statements and, even if such
actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the
expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company.
All forward- looking statements are made based on the Company's current beliefs including various
assumptions made by the Company and information currently available to the Company. Factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things:
risks and uncertainties related to the ability to obtain, amend, or maintain necessary licenses, or permits;
risks related to acquisition of surface rights; risks related to granting security; securing sufficient offtake
agreements; the availability of acceptable financing for developing and advancing the Chvaletice Project
and for continued operations; the availability and reliability of equipment, facilities, and suppliers necessary
to complete development; the ability to develop adequate processing capacity with expected production
rates; the potential for unknown or unexpected events to cause contractual conditions to not be satisfied;
developments in EV (Electric Vehicles) battery markets and chemistries; and risks related to fluctuations in
currency exchange rates, changes in laws or regulations; and regulation by various governmental agencies.
For a further discussion of risks relevant to the Company, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual
information form for the year ended September 30, 2024, available on the Company's SEDAR+ profile at
www.sedarplus.ca.
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management
of the Company believes are reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual
results will be consistent with these forward- looking statements. These forward- looking statements are
made as of the date of this news release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
statement. Subject to applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to updat e
or revise the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after
the date of this news release.