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AMG Lithium Receives Funding from German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Amsterdam, 22 December 2025 --- AMG Critical Materials N.V. (“AMG”, EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: “AMG”) subsidiary AMG Lithium GmbH (“AMG Lithium”) is in the qualification phase before full commercial production at its lithium hydroxide refinery in Bitterfeld, Germany. After having completed ongoing customer testing of factory samples, the site will be the first industrial-scale battery-grade lithium hydroxide production facility in Europe, and by mid-2026 will operate at design capacity. Looking ahead,
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