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The company says the trader will purchase a total of 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade products: lithium carbonate from its Black Giant project in Chile and lithium hydroxide from its Lonestar project in Texas.","EnergyX estimates the deal at more than $2 billion using a current market-price assumption of about $20,000 per metric ton; that estimate is not a guaranteed fixed payment. The company targets commercial-scale production in 2028 and says the agreement supports financing discussions. The volume is therefore a forward purchase commitment, not lithium already delivered."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"التزمت ترافيغورا بشراء 100 ألف طن متري خلال عشر سنوات من مشروعات EnergyX المخططة في تشيلي والولايات المتحدة.","de":"Trafigura verpflichtete sich zum Kauf von 100.000 Tonnen über zehn Jahre aus geplanten EnergyX-Projekten in Chile und den USA.","en":"Trafigura committed to buy 100,000 metric tons over ten years from EnergyX’s planned Chilean and U.S. projects.","es":"Trafigura se comprometió a comprar 100.000 toneladas métricas durante diez años de proyectos previstos de EnergyX en Chile y Estados Unidos.","fr":"Trafigura s’est engagée à acheter 100 000 tonnes métriques sur dix ans auprès des projets prévus d’EnergyX au Chili et aux États-Unis.","pt":"A Trafigura se comprometeu a comprar 100 mil toneladas métricas em dez anos de projetos planejados da EnergyX no Chile e nos Estados Unidos.","tr":"Trafigura, EnergyX’in planlanan Şili ve ABD projelerinden on yılda 100.000 metrik ton ürün almayı taahhüt etti."},"id":"offtake-agreement","items":[{"date":"2026-10-12","description":{"ar":"يشمل الاتفاق 100 ألف طن متري من منتجات البطاريات من مشروعين مخططين.","de":"Die Vereinbarung umfasst 100.000 Tonnen batteriegeeignete Produkte aus zwei geplanten Projekten.","en":"The agreement covers 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade products from two planned projects.","es":"El acuerdo abarca 100.000 toneladas métricas de productos para baterías de dos proyectos previstos.","fr":"L’accord porte sur 100 000 tonnes métriques de produits pour batteries issus de deux projets prévus.","pt":"O acordo abrange 100 mil toneladas métricas de produtos para baterias de dois projetos planejados.","tr":"Anlaşma, planlanan iki projeden toplam 100.000 metrik ton batarya sınıfı ürün alımını öngörüyor."},"label":{"ar":"اتفاق شراء لعشر سنوات أُعلن عنه","de":"Bekanntgegebener Zehnjahres-Abnahmevertrag","en":"Announced 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