The Global Lithium Podcast

Venkee Sharma is the Executive Chairman of Aquatech, a global leader in water and critical metals technology.
Topics:
Aquatech’s “superpower”
Seizing opportunities in lithium
The Team
Aquatech’s view of the market
DLE
The op-ex challenge
Believers in brine
The future of battery grade
Fans of the Smackover
Different customers – different problems
Selling solutions not technology
A family culture
The White Silver Project
Pearl
Rapid fire

David Park is the CEO of Standard Lithium.
Topics:
Leaving retirement for a lithium junior
Capital challenges
Partners
Critical success factors
Getting to FID
Offtake agreements
DLE
The Team
Bipartisan projects
The benefits of Arkansas
The Smackover vs. hard rock
Price
"6 hours of angst"
Shout outs
Rapid fire

Chris Berry interviewed me about my new book "Lithium Confidential" at the the Fastmarkets Global Lithium event in Las Vegas. The interview was in front of a live audience.
The book is available via both as a paperback and e-book via Amazon but can also be ordered from you local bookstore no matter where you live.

Jon Evans is the CEO of Lithium Americas and a long-time industry veteran.
Topics:
How the industry has changed since 2008
Why price stays higher for longer this cycle
The battery market
After the first Thacker Pass ton
US lithium demand
Not Jon's first rodeo
Partners
A lesson from Ted Lasso
What keeps Jon motivated
Sulfuric acid
LAC's position on the cost curve
America's midstream issue
Africa
What success at Thacker Pass looks like

This is a solo episode where I talk about market commentary, hype from the US Government, where China is really dominant, the big banks return to lithium, price, and Lithium Confidential.