March 27, 2023 – With today’s groundbreaking ceremony by the German-Canadian startup Rock Tech Lithium Inc. for its lithium plant in Guben, Brandenburg, Mercedes-Benz is taking the next step towards localisation and greater vertical integration in drive technologies for its electrification goals in Europe. The partnership with Rock Tech will enable the Stuttgart-based car maker to supply its battery partners with high-grade lithium hydroxide to scale up its production of fully electric vehicles.
The new converter plant represents a further milestone in the strategic partnership between Mercedes-Benz and the German-Canadian startup. The two companies signed an agreement last year for the supply of Mercedes-Benz battery partners with high-grade lithium hydroxide refined in the new Rock Tech plant covering an amount sufficient for around 150,000 fully electric vehicles.