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The episode discusses the transition of Direct Lithium Extraction from promise to production, featuring insights from industry experts on commercialization and future supply growth.

Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is moving from promise to production. In this Fastmarkets panel, Howard Klein moderates a discussion with Fabien Burdet, Francis Wedin, Teague Egan, Samuel Moore, Joseph Mills, and Jeremy Humphers on DLE commercialization, lithium project finance, brine resources, geothermal and oilfield opportunities, and future lithium supply growth. The panel explores what it will take for DLE projects to scale, compete on cost, and support the global battery metals supply chain. Follow panelists on LinkedIn:Howard Klein - https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardklein/Fabien Burdet - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabien-burdet-83851a27/Francis Wedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciswedin/Teague Egan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/teagueegan/Samuel Moore - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-moore-454901b6/Joseph Mills - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-mills-2036a719/Jeremy Humphers - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-humphers/___ Chapters (00:00) Panel Introductions(07:58) Financing DLE Projects(10:36) Brine Project Differences(13:42) EnergyX Project Pipeline(15:23) IBAT Commercial Path(17:35) Galvanic’s Texas Strategy(19:21) Project Finance Challenges(22:52) DLE…

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