Mr. Mirco Wojnarowicz reports

ROCK TECH RECEIVES FURTHER RESEARCH FUNDING FROM GERMAN GOVERNMENT

Rock Tech Lithium Inc. has been awarded funding from the Bundesministerium fur Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space) for the project ELiSePro -- efficient lithium recovery using selective processes. The aim of this initiative is to further increase lithium yield in the company's converter process at the Guben site, making a significant contribution to Germany's raw material independence.

The project will be implemented in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University, highlighting the strong partnership between industry and leading academic research in Germany. The total funding amount is approximately 250,000 euros.

As part of the project, various state-of-the-art ion separation methods (including nanofiltration, capacitive deionization and lithium-ion sieves) will be systematically compared with minimize lithium losses in the process. The results will be evaluated based on economic and technological criteria, and are intended for direct industrial application in the company's Guben converter in order to increase its recovery. Innovative findings will also be published in scientific journals and be patented.

"This funding supports the technological advancement of the German and European battery industry -- and even it's a relatively small amount, it's an important step towards building additional know-how for strengthening security of supply for critical raw materials and building sustainable value chains in Europe," says Mirco Wojnarowicz, chief executive officer of Rock Tech.

In the past few months, Rock Tech has received funding from several public sources, to become a technological leader in lithium processing. This new funding underlines the strategic relevance of Rock Tech, and its projects in Canada and Germany, the latter one of which was selected as strategic project under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). After having granted funding from EIT RawMaterials under the prestigious KAVA (Knowledge and Innovation Activities) grant program (800,000 euros), as well as from Ontario's Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF) to advance lithium ore sorting technologies ($388,000 (Canadian)), this new funding is the third program to position Rock Tech as strategic relevant player in the lithium industry.

About Rock Tech Lithium Inc.

Rock Tech's vision is to supply the electric vehicle and battery industry with sustainable, locally produced lithium, targeting a recycling rate of 100 per cent. To ensure resilient supply chains, the company plans to build lithium converters at the doorstep of its customers, beginning with the company's proposed lithium hydroxide converter in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. The second converter is planned to be built in Ontario, Canada. Rock Tech Lithium plans to source raw material from its own Georgia Lake spodumene project in the Thunder Bay mining district of Ontario, Canada, and procure from other ESG-compliant (environmental, social and governance) mines. Ultimately, Rock Tech's goal is to create a closed-loop lithium production system. Rock Tech has gathered one of the strongest teams in the industry to close the most pressing gap in the clean mobility story. The company has adopted strict environmental, social and governance standards, and is developing a proprietary refining process to increase efficiency and sustainability further.

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