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E3 Lithium signs MoU to supply Epsilon CAM for planned India cathode plant
Our read
The MoU is more likely to function first as a financing and supply-security signal than as near-term volume: binding commitments will depend on E3 proving scalable battery-grade output and Epsilon securing construction funding for its India LFP project.
For operators
Epsilon CAM’s planned India LFP cathode plant gains a prospective lithium-carbonate supply line, but operators should treat the non-binding MoU as pre-contract planning input rather than secured feedstock.
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Announcement of a definitive offtake agreement, including minimum purchase commitments, pricing structure, and start-of-delivery date.
The report,
E3 Lithium signed a non-binding MoU to potentially supply Epsilon CAM with up to 5,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually for five years, supporting Epsilon's planned India LFP cathode-materials plant.
- Potential annual lithium carbonate supply
- Up to 5,000 metric tons
- Share of E3 proposed Stage 1 capacity
- Up to 40%
- Potential supply term
- Five-year
Reported figures
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| Up to 40% of E3 Lithium's proposed 12,000-tonnes-per-year Stage | 1 capacity |
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Also in the report
- Five-year potential supply term
- Epsilon CAM's planned 30,000-tonnes-per-year cathode materials facility in India
What to watch next
- E3's Stage 1 final investment decision, financing progress, demonstration results, and battery-grade lithium carbonate qualification.
- Epsilon's site, permitting, capital-raising, EPC, and customer-offtake milestones for its 30,000-tonne-per-year LFP cathode facility.
- Changes in Indian battery-manufacturing incentives, import duties, domestic-content rules, and EV/storage demand growth.
- Lithium carbonate price trends and new global supply additions, which could alter the economics of long-term contracted supply.
The counter-case
The case against this reading — not reported by the source.
The MoU is non-binding and does not secure a bankable offtake, pricing, delivery schedule, or financing. Both projects remain prospective: E3 must develop and qualify battery-grade lithium carbonate supply, while Epsilon must construct and commission a large India LFP cathode plant by early 2028. A 5,000-tonne annual commitment may be meaningful relative to E3's proposed Stage 1 capacity, but it is small relative to global lithium markets and could constrain E3 before its production reliability is proven.
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