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February 2025
Livium Ltd securities are listed on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX Codes: LIT, LITOA, LITOB)
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“ We have prioritised the scale up of battery
recycling and are commercialising the other
technologies alongside strategic investors.
Our strategic initiatives include:
1) driving volumes and profits in recycling,
2) completing LieNA® JDA activities, and
3) commercialising our unique LFP technology.
An investment in Livium represents a
compelling opportunity to be leveraged to the
rapidly growing battery supply chain and retain
significant upside potential via our unique
technologies, while also ensuring limited
exposure to cyclical swings in commodity
pricing.”
Simon Linge
Managing Director & CEO of
Livium
Where we focus today
BATTERY MATERIALS
High value opportunities across the lithium value chain
PROGRESS TO DATE
A$30m government grant secured3 and discussions with
potential development partners in progress
BATTERY RECYCLING (PRIORITY)
OVERVIEW
Provision of battery recycling services via
agreements with leading industry participants
COMMERCIAL MODEL
Technology licensing OR owned and operated
commercial scale plants
PROGRESS TO DATE
Growing lithium-ion battery collections and
associated revenues, operating cash profits
REVENUE GROWTH POTENTIAL
Potential annual revenue of US$319m assuming a 25,000
tpa4 commercial plant and an LFP price of ~US$12.75/kg5
COMMERCIAL MODEL
Upstream service fees and downstream sales
of recycled materials
LITHIUM CHEMICALS
OVERVIEW
Proprietary processing technology to improve lithium
mining yields by up to 50%6
REVENUE GROWTH POTENTIAL
Large format batteries set to grow 24x over
the next decade1
Commercialised
OVERVIEW
Proven technology for production of LFP / LMFP2
battery cathode materials
PROGRESS TO DATE
Joint Development Agreement with Mineral Resources
with initial activities complete, new activities progressing
Future opportunities
Notes: 1. Source: Battery Market Analysis - The latest market data for the battery industry in Australia: B-cycle (2023), company
analysis; 2. LFP: Lithium ferro phosphate, LMFP: Lithium manganese ferro phosphate; 3. See ASX announcement, ‘Livium secures
up to A$30 million grant from ARENA for Australian LFP demonstration plant’, 20 February 2025; 4. Company estimate: 25,000 tonnes
per annum; 5. Avenira Limited (ASX; AEV) Announcement (Scoping Study, 2 March 2023), Ave. LFP Basket Price; 6. Assumes existing
mine concentrator is 60%: 60% to 90% Li recovery increase assumes lithium extraction technology recovers 75% of lithium units going
to tails; 7. Company cautions that although it considers this to be a reasonable expectation, there is no guarantee that this rate will be
achieved; 8. Estimated revenue for the 50:50 JV based on: typical operation with 20,000tpa processing capacity (company assumption),
achieving an average sale price of US$13,000/t (Source: SMM, Lithium Carbonate (99.5% Battery Grade) , 26 June 2024 converted at
prevailing CNY/USD rate) at an 8% royalty rate;
COMMERCIAL MODEL
Licensing to domestic and global miners at a gross
product royalty rate of 8%7
REVENUE GROWTH POTENTIAL
Up to ~US$21m p.a. from a single licence8
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Battery
Recycling
Battery Recycling: How we operate
LIT is Australia’s leading onshore battery recycler, with revenue generated through service fees at
collection and through downstream sales revenue
COLLECTION
STORAGE
DISCHARGING &
DISMANTLING
PROCESSING &
METAL RECOVERY
Batteries received from
customers with a service
fee charged on delivery
Batteries stored at
recycling facilities with
industry leading safety
measures
Any residual energy is
discharged from the
batteries before being
dismantled
Battery cells are
shredded, and the
materials are separated.
Revenue
generated
The main outputs are
Mixed Metal Dust (MMD,
or Black Mass), steel,
copper, aluminium, and
plastics
SALES
The primary output,
MMD, is sold through offtake agreements, while
the other outputs are sold
to local traders
Revenue
generated
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Proven economic engine for lithium-ion batteries
Revenue generated from providing collection / processing services and sale of recycled materials
Economic drivers
Livium recycling collection volumes and profits1
4.50
Collection volume (Tonnes)
400
4.00
46
138
300
Charged for the collection and processing of batteries, and
provision of complimentary services. Relatively stable earnings
given service-based revenue.
5.00
31
235
174
3.00
66
167
2.50
200
2.00
76
107
242
100
89
73
1.50
300
67
110
18
32
1.00
85
0.50
0
0.00
Q1 FY24
Q2 FY24
Large-format LIBs
Q3 FY24
Q4 FY24
Small-format LIBs
Q1 FY25
Other
Downstream sales
3.50
Q2 FY25
Gross profit unit rate
A$/kg collected
500
Upstream fees (“Fee for Service”)
Optimised commercial
model driving LIB
collections growth
Processing of LIBs2 produces MMD3 which is sold at market
prices, with profit share arrangements in place. Processing
also yields other metals (e.g. aluminium, copper, steel etc.).
Cost management
Operating costs (cost of sales) are predominantly labour
based, and therefore fixed in nature.
Commercial partnerships
Strategic recycling agreements are expected to drive
significant uplift in collection volumes and underpin future
collections growth.
Notes: 1. Company analysis; 2. Lithium-ion batteries; 3. Mixed Metal Dust or black mass
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EOL1 Battery Projected Volumes
Significant industry tailwinds from increased take-up of EVs and ESS1
Current estimated annual
EOL (tonnes)2
By 2030 estimated annual
EOL (tonnes)2
By 2035 estimated annual
EOL (tonnes)2
Estimated CY25 EOL
EV / ESS volumes
were 5x that collected
by Envirostream5
113,040
51,200
28,670
2,110
1,250
ESS
EV
32,030
Total
Current Estimated Large
Format Addressable Market
A$20 million3,4
32,280
30,880
14,820
Handheld
59,980
ESS
20,780
5,500
EV
Handheld
Total
2030 Estimated Large
Format Addressable Market
A$122 million3,4
ESS
EV
Handheld
Total
2035 Estimated Large
Format Addressable Market
A$485 million3,4
Notes: 1. EOL = end of life; 2. Source: Battery Market Analysis - The latest market data for the battery industry in Australia: B-cycle (Oct23), Company analysis; 3. Estimated market revenue potential based on the total of ESS
and EV volumes at the average achieved Livium revenue unit rate in CY24 (refer announcement “Quarterly Activities Report December 2024”, dated 29 January 2025; 4. Company cautions that although it considers this to be a
reasonable estimate, there is no guarantee that these revenues are achievable in the future; 5. CY25 EV and ESS collections by Envirostream totalled 736 tonnes
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Regulatory landscape
Significant upside potential from a change in policy
Current position
✓ Current landfill bans
Future Position
✓ Future landfill bans
In place in Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia
New South Wales (2025), Queensland (2026), Northern Territory
and South Australia
(2027), Tasmania (Not defined)
✓ Producer responsibility
✓ Producer responsibility improvements
B-Cycle 1.0 operational for a number of years but rebates
B-Cycle 2.0 (est. Q1 2026), planned as a mandatory scheme for
provided for recyclers are considered insufficient by Livium
all batteries, is expected to more attractive for recyclers
✓ Export control tightening
✓ Effective export bans
Permit required to export end of life batteries in the past, limiting
Broader and tighter restriction to access a permit (Q1 2025) with
the amount sent offshore
even further tightening expected in 2026 and beyond
✓ Other considerations
✓ Other considerations
EU battery passport collates battery data throughout the
Australia is looking to the EU battery passport program as
lifecycle, including minimum recycled content (from 2027)
template for future governance
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Strategic battery recycling outlook
Moving from foundation to build and then growth
GROWTH PHASE
(FY26+)
•
BUILD PHASE
(FY25)
FOUNDATION PHASE
Complete
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Revenue of A$6.5m in FY20241
>1,500 tonnes of battery collections in FY24
Off-take agreement for MMD secured
Stabilising commercial model and offer to
market
Recycling agreements include BYD, Volvo,
Hyundai Glovis, and LG Energy Solution
Optimise existing customer contracts
Increase contribution mix of large-format LIBs
in battery collections
•
•
•
•
•
Improve MMD conversion efficiency
Sustain positive operating cashflows
Secure further recycling agreements with tier
1 EV and ESS2 manufacturers
Secure strategic and financing partners to
facilitate scale up
Secure WA Grant to support the development
of battery recycling facility in WA
•
•
•
•
Expand collections and processing capacity
through development of a larger centralised
“hub” facility
Build national collection and storage capacity
through “spoke” network
Increase battery processing capacity to
match collection volumes
Diversify service offering to match industry
requirements
Explore international options for expansion
Livium was featured on Channel
10, highlighting the importance of
sustainable practices in the
battery recycling industry.
Click image on left to learn more.
Notes: 1. See ASX announcement, ‘Lithium Australia’s recycling operations achieve maiden operating cash profit’, 11 July 2024; 2. EV: Electric vehicle, ESS: Energy storage systems.
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Battery
Materials
Lithium Ferro Phosphate (LFP) value proposition
Rapidly growing battery chemistry with strong adoption across global EV and ESS manufacturers1
Lithium-ion battery manufacturing cost mix6
Critical input for battery manufacturers
LFP is a cathode material which represents most of input costs in
the manufacture of LIBs
Lower cost batteries
51
24
12
7
4 2
Cost Percentage
(%)
LFP batteries are ~25% cheaper than traditional nickel-based
batteries, with prices continuing to decline2
Longer life cycle
Relative to traditional batteries, LFP batteries have around double
the longevity of traditional battery chemistries3
Rapid LFP adoption
LFP batteries are being rapidly adopted by EV and ESS
manufacturers due to the chemistry’s superior qualities
Cathode
Manufacturing & Depreciation
Anode
Separator
Electrolyte
Battery housings, etc.
Global chemistry mix for EV, ESS, and consumer equipment7
(% market share)
100%
75%
50%
25%
Lucrative economics and scalable
Potential annual revenue of US$319m assuming a 25,000 tpa 4
commercial plant and an LFP price of ~US$12.75/kg5
0%
2022 2023f 2024f 2025f 2026f 2027f 2028f 2029f 2030f 2031f 2032f 2033f
NCM
LFP
Sodium
Lead
LCO
NCA
LMO
LTO
Notes: 1. Wood Mackenzie Energy Storage Services 2020; 2. IEA, Global EV Outlook (2024); 3. WhichCar, EV battery types explained (2023); 4. Company estimate: 25,000 tonnes per annum; 5. Avenira Limited (ASX; AEV) Announcement
(Scoping Study, 2 March 2023), Ave. LFP Basket; 6. BloombergNEF, Electric Vehicle Outlook (2022); 7. Fastmarkets, Growing LFP adoption drives need for more transparency across chemistry’s supply chain 2023
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Well positioned for commercial discussions
LIT’s LFP product has been externally validated and is seeking value creation opportunities
✓ Proven LFP product
Independently assessed and validated against commercially available
Validated product
products by leading battery researcher NOVONIX1
Proprietary production process
✓ Proprietary cost-competitive process
Proprietary production process, developed over 10+ years, ready for LFP
manufacturing at scale on a competitive basis
✓ Partner ready
Securing of off-take and / or development partners remains the focus
Input
Lithium carbonate
/ other inputs
before scale up of manufacturing. Samples have been provided to >20
potential customers
✓ Reducing supply chain risks
Governments globally are actively seeking to lower dependency on
Processing
Proprietary production
process
Output
Lithium Ferro Phosphate
(LFP)
China, which produces >95% of all LFP
Notes: 1. See ASX announcement, ‘Final testing for Lithium Australia's LFP cathode material’, 22 September 2023
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A$30m ARENA grant secured
50% of funding secured, activities underway to achieve full funding for LFP Demonstration Plant
Australian LFP Demonstration Plant
Funding Activities
✓ 50% of funding secured in non-recourse funding
Executed agreement ARENA for grant of up to A$30m related to
an Australian LFP demonstration plant
✓ Due diligence
Image –
Isometric View of the
Australian LFP
demonstration plant
✓ Scope of Project
This grant follows an extensive due diligence by ARENA,
validating the technology and Livium
✓ Key condition precedent
Detailed design, construction, commissioning, and two years of
Drawing of the grant is conditional on securing full funding for the
operation to achieve binding LFP offtake
Australian LFP demonstration plant
✓ Estimated cost
✓ Funding activities in progress
A$60m with plant and equipment comprising ~63% of the total
A$30m funding gap being pursued via a combination that
spend and the remainder working capital to support operations
includes strategic investment into VSPC and asset finance
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LFP commercialisation pathway
A demonstration plant is an essential step before the establishment of a full-scale production facility
LONG-TERM
SHORT/MEDIUM-TERM
COMPLETED
✓ Pilot plant operational and producing ~1-2 tpa
of LFP
✓ LFP product independently validated by
NOVONIX
✓ Progressed partnership discussions, as
demonstrated by MOU’s with First Phosphate1
and Centrex2
• Secure A$30m balance of funding for
Australian development plant from private
strategic partners, to invest directly into VSPC
• Development and operation of initial
commercial scale plant to produce ~25,000 tpa
• Scale up to achieve more than 100,000 tpa of
LFP / LMFP4 production over the long-term
• Development and operation of small-scale,
capital efficient LFP demonstration plant
• Produce sample sizes in line with customer’s
product qualification requirements, which will
facilitate the securing of binding offtake for
VSPC products
✓ New cathode material products have been
added to the VSPC suite and are under
assessment with potential customers
✓ Secured A$30m in non-dilutive government
funding for Australian demonstration plant3
Notes: 1. See ASX Announcement, ‘Lithium Australia signs MOU with First Phosphate’, 7 December 2023; 2. See ASX Announcement, ‘Lithium Australia signs MOU with Centrex regarding the development of LFP manufacturing’, 16 April 2024;
3. See ASX announcement, ‘Livium secures up to A$30 million grant from ARENA for Australian LFP demonstration plant’, 20 February 2025; 4. LMFP: Lithium Manganese Ferro Phosphate.
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Lithium
Chemicals
LieNA® commercialisation pathway
JDA targeting completion by end September 2025 with activities fully funded
Joint Development Activities
✓
Commercialisation Pathway
MinRes to provide sample materials
JDA Activities
✓
Set-up and commissioning of pilot plant
✓
Commencement of engineering study
Initial activities completed and commercialisation
pathway assessment underway with targeted
completion in September 2025
JV formation & commercial scale
✓
Produce intermediate and final product
✓
Finalise engineering study report
LieNA® technology to be held within 50:50 JV with
MinRes. Key focus on proving technology at
commercial scale through a demonstration plant
Licensing
❑ Assess alternate commercialisation pathways
Licenses to miners globally at a gross product royalty
rate of 8%1 (with potential to earn up to US$21m p.a.
from a single licence2)
❑ Form 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) with MinRes
Notes: 1. The Company cautions that although it considers this to be a reasonable expectation, there is no guarantee that this rate will be achieved; 2. Estimated revenue for the 50:50 JV based on: typical operation with 20,000tpa
processing capacity (company assumption), achieving an average sale price of US$13,000/t (Source: SMM, Lithium Carbonate (99.5% Battery Grade) , 26 June 2024 converted at prevailing CNY/USD rate) at an 8% royalty rate
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Outlook
Key activities over the balance of FY25
Planned transformational activities seek to unlock value
Battery Recycling
•
Sustain positive operating cashflows at
current volumes.
•
Diversify sources of lithium-ion batteries
through new recycling agreements.
•
Secure WA Grant to support the
development of battery recycling facility
in WA.
•
Further develop expansion plans for a
larger centralised “hub” facility.
•
Finalise joint development agreement
and funding with partner.
Lithium Chemicals
Battery Materials
•
Progress assessment of
commercialisation pathway (targeted
completion in September 2025).
•
Secure balance of demonstration plant
funding from private strategic partners, to
invest directly into VSPC
•
Select the preferred lithium product,
including the potential to produce a
battery grade lithium carbonate.
•
Continue offtake development including
production of LFP / LMFP samples.
•
Continue raw materials strategy to
support commercial scale volumes.
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Appendices
Corporate: Snapshot
Strong balance sheet with cash and listed investments of A$5.6 million
Financial information
Share price performance (YTD)
Share price (A$)
Volume (m)
$0.035
$0.030
30
Share price (19-Feb-25)
25
52-week trading range (low / high)
20
Shares on issue
15
Market capitalisation (19-Feb-25)
A$18.2m
10
Cash (31-Dec-24)
A$5.1m
5
Listed investments1 (31-Dec-24)
A$0.5m
Cash and listed investments (31-Dec-24)
A$5.6m
Debt (MinRes Convertible Note) (31-Dec-24)
(A$4.2m)
$0.025
A$0.014
A$0.012 / A$0.032
1,347m
$0.020
$0.015
$0.010
$0.005
$0.000
0
Volume (m)
Share Price (A$)
Notes: 1. Includes Core Lithium Limited (ASX: CXO) and Evion Group NL (ASX: EVG). Subsequent to 31 December 2024, the Company has disposed the majority of its listed investments.
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Corporate: Board and management
High profile and experienced leadership team
LIT Directors
Simon Linge
Managing Director and CEO
25+ years of senior management
experience within global
manufacturing, recycling and
engineering services
Phil Thick
Kristie Young
Interim Non-Executive Chair
Non-Executive Director
30+ years’ experience as a senior
executive across oil & gas, mining
and chemical processing sectors
25+ years’ experience focusing
on the resources sector, with 15+
years’ experience on boards and
committees
LIT Management
Stuart Tarrant
Chief Financial
Officer
20+ years’ experience with mineral
extraction, mineral exploration,
finance and agribusiness
Steven Marshall
GM - Recycling
10+ years’ experience in the
recycling industry with proven
commercialisation experience
Andrew Skalski
Andrew Napier
GM – Safety, Risk,
and Integration
Julie Coleman
GM - Technology
Development
Chief People
Officer
30+ years’ experience in mining
operations, mineral project
development and battery materials
25+ years’ experience in the
design, construction and
commissioning of Greenfields and
Brownfields facilities
30+ years’ experience in HR
across mining,
telecommunications, and higher
education sectors
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LIB waste set to increase significantly
Focus on EV / ESS demonstrates the near-term opportunity for collections growth
550
90%
500
400
60%
350
300
50%
250
40%
200
30%
150
20%
100
25
EOL Battery Volumes (kT)
70%
% EV/ESS of Total EOL Batteries
80%
450
EOL Battery Volumes (kT)
30
Estimated CY25 EOL
EV / ESS volumes
were 5x that collected
by Envirostream
30
25
20
20
15
15
10
10
5
5
10%
50
Forecast (Mixed) tonnes
Forecast (ESS) tonnes
Forecast (EV) tonnes
2045
2044
2043
2042
2041
2040
2039
2038
2037
2036
2035
2034
2033
2032
2031
2030
2029
2028
2027
2026
0%
2025
-
Forecast (Lead Acid) tonnes
-
Multiple of EV/ESS EOL Batteries to CY25 Envirostream
EV / ESS Collections
5-Year EV and ESS EOL Battery Projections1,2
EOL Battery Projections by Market Segment1
2025
2026
2027
2028
Forecast (ESS) tonnes
2029
2030
Forecast (EV) tonnes
Notes: 1. Battery Market Analysis - The latest market data for the battery industry in Australia: B-cycle (Oct23), Company analysis; 2. CY25 EV and ESS collections by Envirostream totalled 736 tonnes
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SungEel HiTech: MMD off-take agreement
Off-take agreement secured for at least 60% of MMD production, with JDA discussions underway
Off-take agreement1
Key highlights
•
Signed 3-year Mixed Metal Dust (MMD) off-take
agreement – effective from 1 July 2024
•
SungEel HiTech will purchase a minimum of 60% of
LIT’s annual MMD production – subject to minimum
quality requirements
✓ Accelerates recycling growth strategy
The off-take agreement is synergistic with Livium’s
rapidly growing LIB2 collection volumes and MMD
production, helping drive sustainable earnings growth
•
Discussions underway on a joint development
agreement (JDA), incorporating a potential investment –
initially focused on upgrading recycling equipment and
expansion of processing capacity
✓ Significant addressable market
LIT continues to serve the growing demand for MMD –
underpinned by growing LIB collections and future uplift
in product volumes
✓ Potential investment
Opportunity to fund the expansion of LIT’s recycling
capability and capacity in a non-dilutive manner
Notes: 1. See ASX announcement, ‘Lithium Australia signs MMD off-take agreement with SungEel HiTech’, 13 June 2024; 2. LIB: lithium-ion battery
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LieNA® value proposition
Patented extraction technology offers ~50% higher lithium extraction efficiency
✓ Driving greater profitability for miners
~50%
Unique method of processing un-used fine and low-grade spodumene,
potentially yielding higher levels of lithium output
Higher yield efficiency relative to existing methods1
✓ Improves sustainability
Materially less wastage as fine and low-grade spodumene typically
ends up as waste streams
Input
✓ Increases mine asset value
Fine / Low-grade
spodumene
Miners can extract significantly more lithium from the same
spodumene resources, increasing mine value
Processing
Patented lithium
extraction technology
✓ Moves down value chain
Output
Allows miners to capture more of the value chain by processing
Lithium phosphate /
High grade battery materials
spodumene on site into a lithium chemical
Notes: 1. Assumes existing mine concentrator is 60%: 60% to 90% Li recovery increase assumes lithium extraction technology recovers 75% of lithium units going to tails.
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Lithium Chemicals: Partnering with Mineral Resources
Joint development agreement with A$7bn1 Australian miner validates lithium extraction technology
Strategic Partnership2
•
•
MinRes will fund joint development activities (up to
A$4.5m) with balance of funding from R&D tax credits
LIT to provide its extraction technology, LieNA®, and
will manage JDA activities
•
Upon successful completion of JDA activities, a new
50:50 JV will be formed between LIT and MinRes
•
New JV aims to licence the technology at a headline
gross product royalty rate of 8%3
•
First licence will be for the demonstration plant, which
is expected to be funded and operated by MinRes
Highlights
✓ Ideal partner
Leveraging MinRes’ extensive mining operations and
robust client base as an ASX50 company
✓ Free-carry
Effectively free-carries LIT to commercialisation of the
technology
✓ Large addressable global market
Opportunity to target both brownfield and greenfield
lithium mines globally
✓ Significant progress to date
~A$4.2m of MinRes funding has been received to date,
with key activities progressing4
Notes: 1. Market capitalisation as at 15 January 2025. 2. See ASX announcement, ‘Landmark joint development agreement with Mineral Resources’, 7 August 2023. 3. The Company cautions that although it considers this to be a reasonable
expectation, there is no guarantee that this rate will be achieved. 4 See ASX Announcement, ‘Lithium Australia completes LieNA piloting and confirms fourth drawdown from Mineral Resources’, 19 July 2024.
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Lithium Chemicals: LieNA® process
Potential to broaden the quality of feed for extraction of lithium at scale
Process more selective than Conventional Thermal Conv
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