South Africasibanyestillwater.com
Sibanye-Stillwater is a multinational mining and metals processing group focused on platinum-group metals (PGMs), gold, and battery materials. Headquartered in South Africa with operations in Africa, the Americas, and Europe, the company is a leading producer and recycler of PGMs used in automotive emissions control and a range of industrial and chemical applications.
Expanding into critical minerals for energy storage, Sibanye-Stillwater is the majority owner of Keliber in Finland, which is developing an integrated lithium project to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide. The group also owns the Sandouville nickel refinery in France, which produces high-purity nickel products with potential for nickel sulfate production for battery supply chains. In the United States, Sibanye-Stillwater operates mining and PGM recycling facilities that recover metals from spent autocatalysts.
The company’s portfolio links primary mining with refining and recycling, supplying PGMs, gold, and emerging battery chemicals to automotive, chemical, and energy storage value chains.
chemXplore tracks 3 projects involving Sibanye-Stillwater, of which 2 are active.
Sibanye-Stillwater's role on them: Owner and Investor / Financier.
2 new construction.
Licensors and offtakers are recorded on all 2 of them For subscribers
Targeting: Lithium hydroxide (1)
The funds will support the construction of a 16 GWh/year Gigafactory, creating 1,200 direct and 3,000 indirect jobs by 2025, with contributions from 19 banks and a "Dark Green" rating from S&P.
The plant will convert spodumene concentrate to battery-grade lithium hydroxide for EV batteries. Construction starts this summer, with production set for 2024.
The Gigafactory in Dunkirk will produce low-carbon batteries for EVs by 2025, expanding to 50 GWh by 2030, creating 1,200 direct jobs and supporting Europe's battery value chain.
The 12.5-hectare site in Kokkola Industrial Park will support circular economy, safety, and transport needs, with potential to utilize waste heat, enhancing local development.
