Lithium: white treasure for green transition

Since 2009, Valdorian company InnovExplo, recently acquired by Norda Stelo, has played a major role in the exploration and evaluation of lithium deposits, an essential ore for electric batteries. Geologist and founding co-chair of InnovExplo, Alain Carrier, details the complex course of this highly reactive and coveted metal, from extraction into pegmatites to its transformation into lithium-ion batteries.