The Manganese-to-Battery Economy

C01

The manuscript's first expansion is a qualified 30,000-tonne-a-year HPMSM platform linked to firm offtake, with partner-led cathode production and a later, conditional 4 to 6 GWh cell plant.

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A01Alternative productsThe sales tower for 1,000 tonnes of contained manganese compares ore, HPMSM, cathode material, cells and packs as alternative end products.moderate sensitivity

A02Central HPMSM plantThe central plant is a hypothetical 30,000-tonne-a-year HPMSM facility with R4.5 billion of initial capital and USD1,100 a tonne of operating cost.high sensitivity

Modelled results cited

R01Central sales tower, alternative productsIn the central illustration, 1,000 tonnes of contained manganese supports about USD0.5 million of ore sales, USD5.6 million of HPMSM sales, USD133 million of cathode-material sales, USD364 million of cell sales or USD545 million of pack-and-system sales.modelled

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