Zinnwald Lithium plc receives strong support from German Federal Government

This builds on the strong support already received from the State of Saxony. Parliamentary State Secretary Stefan Rouenhoff from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection visited the site on 12 December as part of a political raw materials tour to review progress and discuss ways to accelerate feasibility and approval processes. Discussions also covered opportunities linked to the new European RESourceEU action plan, which aims to speed up financing and permitting for critical raw material projects.

Stefan Rouenhoff said: "The German economy depends on a reliable supply of raw materials and secure supply chains. They are the basic prerequisite for industrial value creation in our country. Increasing geopolitical tensions are putting pressure on business and politics to make further joint efforts at national and European level to secure the supply of raw materials. The National Raw Materials Fund, the Critical Raw Materials Act and the RESourceEU approach, which includes plans for a European centre for critical raw materials, will improve the framework conditions for strategic raw materials projects.

"The project in Zinnwald could also benefit from this. In any case, the project impressively demonstrates that modern extraction of strategic raw materials is possible in Germany, Rouenhoff continued. With regard to the ongoing application phase for the CRMA, he promised that the federal government would advocate for the recognition of Zinnwald Lithium as a CRMA project.”

State Secretary of Saxony Dr Andreas Handschuh classified the project as one of the State's long-term goals:"Saxony has a long tradition of mining. It is wise and in our interest to build on this tradition and utilise existing sources of raw materials. Committed companies such as Zinnwald Lithium GmbH are crucial in this regard. This is because the development of domestic raw materials strengthens Saxony as a business location and, at the same time, ensures greater independence and sovereignty in the supply of raw materials to key industries in Germany and Europe. In view of the difficult geopolitical situation and restrictive trade policies, domestic raw material extraction is more important than ever.”

Andreas Scheel from the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection added:"Europe, Germany and Saxony must do everything they can to achieve independence from raw materials. Without secure, predictable access to raw materials, the transformation of our industry will stall. We must protect the competitiveness of Saxony as a business location and give companies the prospect that investments can also be implemented within a reliable timeframe.

"The challenges of the coming years are enormous – from industrial restructuring and supply chain risks to geopolitical tensions. "This is precisely why we need responsibly developed projects such as Zinnwald Lithium, which utilise regional expertise, keep value creation in the state and make Europe's industry more independent."

Zinnwald continues to advance work streams required ahead of commencing a Feasibility Study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, alongside technical and logistical planning, to support data driven decision making and responsible project development.

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