Project Grant DEMS0000114

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $357,438,175 Project Grant to Urbix, Inc., an advanced critical minerals processing company, under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The primary objective is to leverage Urbix's ongoing commercial demonstration operations and successfully deploy a full commercial module in its first commercial production plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. This will rapidly expand domestic capabilities for the commercial-scale production of lithium-ion battery anode-grade coated spherical purified graphite (CSPG) from natural flake graphite, which is critical for the growing electric vehicle market. The long-term goal is for Urbix to continue constructing commercial projects strategically located throughout the U.S. to strengthen domestic manufacturing and CSPG supply chains, maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition, and reduce reliance on foreign competitors for processed critical minerals.