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Evonik Catalysts’ technology selected for Neptune Energy’s direct lithium extraction pilot in Germany

Chemical Engineering (chemengonline.com) Trade press Published 13th August 2026 Global

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<p>Evonik Industries AG&#8216;s (Essen, Germany) Catalysts business is supporting the next phase of Neptune Energy&#8216;s (Hanover, Germany) Altmark Lithium Extraction Project (ALE) in northern Germany. Following successful preliminary testing, Evonik&#8217;s Liocel® adsorbent has been selected as the first material to be evaluated in the direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant developed by Fraunhofer IEG (Bochum, [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.chemengonline.com/evonik-catalysts-technology-selected-for-neptune-energys-direct-lithium-extraction-pilot-in-germany/">Evonik Catalysts&#8217; technology selected for Neptune Energy&#8217;s direct lithium extraction pilot in Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.chemengonline.com">Chemical Engineering</a>.</p>

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Chemical Engineering (chemengonline.com) · Trade Publication
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13th August 2026
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Commodities & Input Costs
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Global
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13th August 2026 · 20:24

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (20.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (25.5/100, data sufficiency: Insufficient). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Specificity (0.0/20 points).

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Procurement Impact
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Likely Event Severity