# Vulcan starts commercial production of VULSORB adsorbent in Germany

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/vulcan-starts-commercial-production-of-vulsorb-adsorbent-in-germany--6d5be6c5-a334-458f-b403-450b02f8666e

Original source: https://www.mining-technology.com/news/vulcan-commercial-production-vulsorb-adsorbent/

Publisher: miningtechnology

Original announcement: 2026-09-21T16:31:28.338Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-21T16:33:12.501Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-13T04:03:22.980Z

- Company: Vulcan Energy Resources

- Ticker: Unavailable

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Germany

- Primary commodity: Lithium

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Production

- Extracted: 2026-09-21 16:33:13 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Vulcan Energy Resources has commenced commercial-scale production of its proprietary VULSORB lithium extraction adsorbent in Germany. The material is intended to support the upcoming commissioning of Project Lionheart in H2 2028, which aims for 24,000 tpa of lithium hydroxide monohydrate.

Reasoning: The start of commercial production for a proprietary DLE adsorbent is a significant technological and supply chain milestone for the company's flagship project.

- Positive factor: Commencement of commercial-scale production of proprietary adsorbent

- Positive factor: De-risking of the Lionheart Project supply chain

- Positive factor: High extraction efficiency \(95%\) demonstrated in trials

- Positive factor: Ex-China supply chain advantage

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 95% lithium extraction efficiency is exceptional for DLE processes.

Evidence · text

> the material achieved up to 95% lithium extraction efficiency

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The process involves adsorption-type Direct Lithium Extraction \(A-DLE\).

Evidence · text

> VULSORB material forms part of the Adsorption-type Direct Lithium Extraction \(A-DLE\) process

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: only one composite was tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### industrial demonstration testing

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/vulcan-starts-commercial-production-of-vulsorb-adsorbent-in-germany--6d5be6c5-a334-458f-b403-450b02f8666e#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Project Lionheart · lithium

#### Identity

- Project: Project Lionheart
- Commodity: lithium
- Region: germany
- Reported Region: Germany

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: industrial demonstration testing
- Processing Route: Adsorption-type Direct Lithium Extraction \(A-DLE\)
- Sample: VULSORB adsorbent trials

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 95 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High extraction efficiency demonstrated across thousands of cycles.

- Positive factor: 95% extraction efficiency achieved

Evidence · text

> the material achieved up to 95% lithium extraction efficiency across thousands of operating cycles

#### Tags used in scoring

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 95% is at or above the exceptional band \(80%\)

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.