E3 Lithium Delivers Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate from its Demonstration Program to Global Partners and Off-takers Lithium carbonate deliveries advance customer qualification and strategic partnership dialogue, reinforcing E3’s
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E3 Lithium Delivers Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate from its
Demonstration Program to Global Partners and Off-takers
Lithium carbonate deliveries advance customer qualification and strategic partnership dialogue, reinforcing E3’s
emerging role in the global lithium market
CALGARY, ALBERTA, January 15, 2026 – E3 LITHIUM LTD. (TSXV: ETL) (FSE: OW3) (OTCQX: EEMMF), “E3 ”,
“E3 Lithium” or the “Company,” a leader in Canadian lithium development, has, and will continue to deliver
battery-grade lithium carbonate produced from its Demonstration program to multiple parties as part of its
engagement with targeted offtake and strategic partners.
“This milestone marks an important step in E3’s commercial process toward securing long -term offtake
agreements and advancing our relationships with key player s in the battery and critical minerals industry ,” said
Chris Doornbos, President and CEO of E3 Lithium. “Our ability to continually produce significan t quantities of
lithium carbonate from our demonstration facility highlights the size and sophistication of our operations.”
E3 Lithium continues to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from lithium chloride generated from its
Direct Lithium Extraction process, all now operating as part of its Demonstration program in Alberta. The
Company is now shipping 0.5 kilogram lots (image below) to prospective parties across the lithium battery
industry, with several requesting multiple kilograms for additional analysis.
The Demonstration equipment was designed based on the Pre-Feasibility Study published in 2024, fabricated
in early 2025, and deployed to site for Phase one in the third quarter of 2025. The team achieved the targeted
specifications for battery-grade lithium carbonate within three weeks of commissioning, showcasing the
strength of the facility design. The delivery of E3’s lithium carbonate to potential customers is part of a
structured qualification process and E3’s lithium carbonate has consistently met the targeted level of purity
across all potential contaminants required for battery applications.
The Demonstration program is being conducted within the Company's flagship Clearwater Project to collect
data and operational information to complete E3's Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) leading to the
publication of a Feasibility Study. The Clearwater Project is an advanced-stage lithium carbonate production
facility in development, 15km east of Olds, Alberta, approximately one hour north of Calgary, Alberta. The
Company has proposed a staged development plan with a capacity of 12,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate per
year as the first stage of production, and expansion potential to up to 36,0000 tonnes of lithium carbonate
per year.
E3 Lithium is advancing its development activities in parallel with commercial offtake agreements as the
Clearwater Project advances towards being shovel ready.
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Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate Shipped to Global Partners
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About E3 Lithium
E3 Lithium is a development company with a total of 21.2 million tonnes of lithium carbonate
equivalent (LCE) Measured and Indicated 1 as well as 0.3 Mt LCE Inferred mineral resources 2 in
Alberta. The Clearwater Pre-Feasibility Study outlined a 1.13 Mt LCE proven and probable mineral
reserve with a pre -tax NPV(8%) of USD 5.2 Billion with a 29.2% IRR and an after -tax NPV(8%) of
USD 3.7 Billion with a 24.6% IRR1.
1: The Clearwater Project NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study, effective June 20, 2024, identified 16.2
Mt LCE (measured and indicated) and is available on the E3 Lithium’s website
(www.e3lithium.ca/technical-reports/) and SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).
2: The mineral resource NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Garrington District Lithium Resource
Estimate, effective June 25, 2025, identified 5.0 Mt LCE (measured and indicated) and 0.3 Mt
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LCE (inferred) and is available on the E3 Lithium’s website (www.e3lithium.ca/technical-reports/)
and SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).
Unless otherwise indicated, Kevin Carroll, P. Eng., Chief Development Officer and a Qualified
Person under National Instrument 43 -101, has reviewed and approved the technical information
contained on this news release.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This news release includes certain forward -looking statements as well as management’s objectives,
strategies, beliefs and intentions or forward -looking information within the meaning of applicable securities
laws. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as “believe”, “may”, “will”, “plan”,
“expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “project”, “potential”, “possible” and similar words referring to
future events and results. Forward -looking statements are based on the current opinions, expectations,
estimates and assumptions of management in light of its experience, perception of historical trends, and
results of the PFS, but such statements are not guarantees of future performance. In particular, this news
release contains forward-looking information relating to: the Company’s expectations regarding the production
of lithium carbonate; shipping of additional lithium carbonate; collection of information and data for the
completion of E3's Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) that will lead to publication of a Feasibility Study;
plans and objectives of management for the Company’s operations of the Demonstration Facility; and the
inherent hazards associated with mineral exploration and mining operations. In preparing the forward-looking
information in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including, but not
limited to, that any additional financing needed will be available on reasonable terms; the exchange rates for
the U.S. and Canadian currencies will be consistent with the Company’s expectations; that the current
exploration, development, environmental and other objectives concerning the Demonstration Facility can be
achieved and that its other corporate activities will proceed as expected; that general business and economic
conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner and that all necessary governmental approvals for
the planned activities on the Demonstration Facility will be obtained in a timely manner and on acceptable
terms.
All forward-looking information (including future-orientated financial information) is inherently uncertain and
subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral
exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, the effectiveness and feasibility of emerging
lithium extraction technologies which have not yet been tested or proven on a commercial scale or on the
Company’s brine, risks related to the availability of financing on commercially reas onable terms and the
expected use of proceeds; operations and contractual obligations; changes in estimated mineral reserves or
mineral resources; future prices of lithium and other metals; availability of third party contractors; availability
of equipment; failure of equipment to operate as anticipated; accidents, effects of weather and other natural
phenomena and other risks associated with the mineral exploration industry; the Company’s lack of operating
revenues; currency fluctuations; risks related to dependence on key personnel; estimates used in financial
statements proving to be incorrect; competitive risks and the availability of financing, as described in more
detail in our recent securities filings available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ ( www.sedarplus.ca).
Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and we
caution against placing undue reliance thereon. We assume no obligation to revise or update these forward -
looking statements except as required by applicable law.