E3 Lithium signs MoU to supply Epsilon CAM for planned India cathode plant
E3 Lithium has signed a non-binding MoU to potentially supply Epsilon CAM with up to 5,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually for five years. The volume could account for up to 40% of E3’s proposed Stage 1 capacity and support Epsilon’s planned 30,000-tonnes-per-year LFP cathode-materials facility in India.
What happened
E3 Lithium signed a non-binding MoU to potentially supply Epsilon CAM with up to 5,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually for five years,
Key facts
- Up to 5,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually
- Five-year potential supply term
- Up to 40% of E3 Lithium's proposed 12,000-tonnes-per-year Stage 1 capacity
- Epsilon CAM's planned 30,000-tonnes-per-year cathode materials facility in India
What changed
E3 Lithium signed a non-binding MoU to potentially supply Epsilon CAM with up to 5,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually for five years, supporting Epsilon's planned India LFP cathode-materials plant.
Why this matters
Epsilon CAM’s planned India LFP cathode plant gains a prospective lithium-carbonate supply line, but operators should treat the non-binding MoU as pre-contract planning input rather than secured feedstock.
What to watch
- Announcement of a definitive offtake agreement, including minimum purchase commitments, pricing structure, and start-of-delivery date.
- E3's Stage 1 final investment decision, financing progress, demonstration results, and battery-grade lithium carbonate qualification.
- Epsilon's site, permitting, capital-raising, EPC, and customer-offtake milestones for its 30,000-tonne-per-year LFP cathode facility.
- Changes in Indian battery-manufacturing incentives, import duties, domestic-content rules, and EV/storage demand growth.
- Lithium carbonate price trends and new global supply additions, which could alter the economics of long-term contracted supply.