LIFT Commences Lithium Carbonate Converter Scoping Study as Part of Integrated Downstream Strategy FOR the Yellowknife Lithium Project
LIFT COMMENCES LITHIUM CARBONATE CONVERTER SCOPING
STUDY AS PART OF INTEGRATED DOWNSTREAM STRATEGY
FOR THE YELLOWKNIFE LITHIUM PROJECT
March 2, 202 6 – Vancouver, B.C., Li-FT Power Ltd. (“ LIFT” or the “ Company”) ( TSXV: LIFT )
(OTCQX: LIFFF) (Frankfurt: WS0) is pleased to announce the commencement of a Scoping Study
to build a Lithium Carbonate Converter (“Converter Project”), to be integrated with its Yellowknife
Lithium Project in the Northwest Territories. The Converter Project will have a planned production
capacity of 30ktpa Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (“ LCE”) of Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate,
sourcing future feedstock from the Yellowknife Lithium Project. The launch of the Scoping Study
is coordinated with the emerging regional demand considerations, as the lithium battery value
chain continues to evolve and develop in Canada and more broadly the North American market.
HIGHLIGHTS
LIFT to launch Scoping Study for a Lithium Carbonate Converter as part of advancing
its integrated downstream strategy
Scoping Study to be based on a planned 30,000 tonnes per annum ( “tpa” or together
“30ktpa”) production capacity of battery grade lithium carbonate, taking spodumene
concentrate feedstock supplied from the Yellowknife Lithium Project
The exercise will also include a high-level site evaluation study to best ascertain the
optimal location for the future Lithium Carbonate Converter, based on a number of key
factors and considerations, including proximity and logistics to the Yellowknife Lithium
Project location in the Northwest Territories
LIFT’s advancement of this integrated strategy, taking spodumene concentrate
produced at Yellowknife and processing the raw materials through to lithium
chemicals, will help support the continued build-out of a vertically integrated domestic
supply chain in Canada
Lithium carbonate is a key chemical input material used in the production of cathode active
materials and electrolyte, which are both key components used in the manufacturing of lithium -
ion batteries. The decision to focus the Scoping Study on the future p roduction of Lithium
Carbonate, has taken into consideration of it being the preferred input material used in the
production of LFP (“Lithium Ferro Phosphate” or “Lithium Iron Phosphate”) cathode materials.
The LFP chemistry has continued its growth in not only Electric Vehicle (“EV”) applications, where
LFP is growing in adoption particularly within the mass market vehicle segment, but more notably
and significantly in recent years within the Energy Storage System (“ ESS”) application sector.
According to the International Energy Agency, LFP based technology in 2025 commanded a share
in the global EV market of more than 50 percent, while it dominates the global ESS market with a
share of more than 90 percent.
For the Scoping Study, LIFT has elected to partner with SCT – a globally leading engineering
design, technology and equipment provider, focused on the lithium chemicals and battery
materials sector. The company was established in 2002 and has offices in Australia, South Korea,
China, Indonesia and Germany – providing engineering and technology solutions for lithium
minerals conversion, refinery and cathode active material projects. To date, SCT has built one of
the strongest track records of project execution in the lithium industry, participating in over 60
lithium conversion facility projects worldwide resulting in a total of 1,000,000 tpa LCE of planned
production capacity, of which 650,000 tpa LCE capacity has actually entered into operations and
production at or above nameplate capacity, involving an aggregate capital investment of well over
US$7 billion to date . SCT is a specialist in the area of pyrometallurgy and has built up deep
experience in handling the conversion and processing of a multitude of lithium minerals, including
spodumene concentrate, lepidolite concentrate, clay etc., from various lithium resource projects
around the world.
Anthony Tse, Executive Chairman of Li -FT Power, commenting on the commencement of the
Scoping Study “I am excited to see LIFT advancing its integrated downstream strategy with the
commencement of this study. The Converter Project will allow the Company to further add value
by processing the mined spodumene concentrate from its Yellowknife Lithium Project and
processing it all the way through to lithium chemicals, thus importantly capturing that value
locally. This strategy also allows LIFT to play an important role in supporting the build -out of a
vertically integrated domestic supply chain in Canada, providing a key input for the future
production of battery materials which in turn will support cell manufacturing in the region. I am
also pleased to be establishing this relationship between LIFT and SCT, a strong technology and
engineering partner with an invaluable depth of experience to support the Company’s integrated
downstream strategy going forward.”
About LIFT
LIFT is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development
of lithium pegmatite projects located in Canada. The Company’s flagship project is the
Yellowknife Lithium Project located in Northwest Territories, Canada. LIFT also holds three early-
stage exploration properties in Quebec, Canada with excellent potential for the discovery of buried
lithium pegmatites, as well as the Cali Project in Northwest Territories within the Little Nahanni
Pegmatite Group.
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Francis MacDonald Daniel Gordon
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Website: www.li-ft.com
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