About this episode

John Passalacqua discusses the importance of igneous phosphate for the future of LFP batteries and the North American battery supply chain.

John Passalacqua, CEO of First Phosphate, explains why igneous phosphate is critical to the future of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, energy storage, electric vehicles, and North America’s battery supply chain during the Fastmarkets Lithium Conference 2026 in Las Vegas. Learn how purified phosphoric acid, critical minerals, and mine-to-market production could help onshore LFP cathode active material for the growing clean energy industry. PHOS Presentation:https://custom-eur.cvent.com/6B4AD26156DA46D280CFA793261D5868/files/8cf1c78005c34f59bf2084c1a8700538.pdf Follow First Phosphate:LinkedIn (John Passalacqua) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-passalacqua-964092257/X/Twitter (Company) - https://x.com/FirstPhosphate___ Chapters (00:00) Speaker Introduction(00:22) First Phosphate Overview(00:54) LFP Market Growth(01:59) Energy Storage Demand(02:45) Phosphate Supply Gap(04:07) Purified Phosphoric Acid(06:12) Igneous Phosphate Advantage(07:31) Quebec Mine Resource(09:30) Mine-To-Market Strategy(10:07) North American Battery Chain(12:51) Government And G7 Support(14:34) Critical Phosphate Supply(16:34) Gold Miner Interest(17:33) LFP Battery Recycling(19:24) Closing Remarks…

Topics covered

• phosphate supply chain
• lithium iron phosphate batteries
• energy storage
• electric vehicles
• clean energy industry
• mine-to-market production

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