Ann: Quarterly Activities Report, page-9

During the period under review Talga became a member of several key working groups of the BatteRIes Europe forum, financed by the European Commission, that connects relevant stakeholders in the European batteries research and innovation ecosystem to develop and support a competitive battery value chain in Europe. BatteRles also acts as coordinator of several other battery-related initiatives including the European Battery Alliance, EIT Raw Materials and EARPA (European Automotive Research Partners Association).Talga’s group ‘WG2 Raw Materials & Recycling’ is addressing raw materials supply including recycling to support the growing European Battery industry and the ‘WG3 Advanced Materials’ group supports research and innovation in material development deployable in the short to medium term between materials producers and battery cell manufacturers.During the quarter Talga also became a member of the Swedish metals research institute – Swerim and the Swedish industry association of mines, mineral and metal producers - Svemin.