CEO Clips - Giyani Metals: Developing Battery-Grade Manganese in Botswana
Supporting the global battery supply chain with scalable manganese production
As demand grows for critical minerals needed in electric vehicle batteries, Giyani Metals is working to build a new source of battery-grade manganese from Botswana. With nearly 2,000 square kilometers of licenses, Giyani is positioning itself to deliver consistent, scalable supply to global end users. President and CEO Charles Fitzroy highlights the company's progress toward demonstrating its process at a pre-commercial level—an important milestone in securing partnerships across the battery manufacturing space.
The company's vertically integrated model aims to offer not only raw materials, but refined battery-grade manganese in jurisdictions outside of dominant suppliers like China. For stakeholders in the battery value chain, diversification of supply is becoming increasingly important, and Giyani sees a clear opportunity to meet that need with both resource scale and production readiness.
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