Who are we?

About Geolith

We have been working since 2016 to produce lithium in an economic, ecological and sustainable way.

Demonstration plants in France,  UK, Bolivia, Chile and the US

experts to deliver your  projects worldwide

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brines tested to validate Li-Capt® performance

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Our mission is to free our world from its dependence on fossil fuels by leading the lithium industry towards a sustainable future

Li-Capt^®, a recognized and supported technology

Our Li-Capt® technology is a France 2030 prize-winner for its innovative and strategic nature.

Our values

Lithium is the future of energy and technology

We are convinced that our technology has a crucial role to play in creating a more sustainable future.

We know that the energy transition is a major challenge. That’s why we’re reinventing traditional lithium extraction processes to reduce our environmental impact and meet the growing demands of electric mobility.

Beyond our technology, we are committed to a shared vision with our stakeholders: one in which technological advances make a significant contribution to creating a more sustainable future.

Our approach:

Li-Capt® substentially reduces CO₂ emissions
We enable access to untapped ressources
Very low power consumption by the equipment
Less water needed for extraction

Commitment starts with innovation

Responsible innovation is about why and how we innovate. That’s why we’re always looking to improve the way we produce.

Internally, we take decisions aimed at more responsible production to minimise our environmental impact.

We are focused in minimizing our environmental impact. Starting by creating a positive and inclusive environement

In reality:

We have a full Life Cycle Assessment.
98% of our purchases are made in France and with our European neighbours
We support our teams in their training
We are working on the eco-design of our future Li-Capt® column production facility

Trust lies in transparency

We deeply value the trust our customers and partners place in our technology, and we honor that trust by maintaining a transparent and rigorous approach every day.

At each stage of our development, we openly share our progress, including both successes and challenges, with our customers. We are willing to take measured risks, ensuring they align with our core values and uphold the high standards of our processes.

This commitment to ethics and professionalism is something we instill in our employees and share with our broader ecosystem, as they are essential to setting a new benchmark for our industry.

In reality:

We regularly share information on the progress of our test phases (in compliance with confidentiality standards)
We provide detailed, high-quality reports, written by our R&D department
We honor our engegments with our customers.

Our history

Since 2016, we’ve been working to help produce clean, sustainable energy.

2016 – 2020 Research phase

Research and development

In the mid-2010s, while reviewing geothermal analyses, Jean-Philippe Gibaud recognized the significant lithium potential they contained.

Since no existing extraction technology could harness this potential, he took the initiative to develop one. A team of researchers was assembled to create a highly effective material capable of selectively extracting lithium from any liquid source. Several generations of this material have been developed, with the goal of achieving industrial maturity within a few years.

2021 – 2022 Development phase

Becoming a global player

From 2021 GEOLITH started the commercialisation of the first generations of Li-Capt®, validating its performance in a broad range of resources, with several pilot and demonstration units at semi-industrial scale.

This field application allows us to optimise the technology and the processes.

2023 – … Industrialisation phase

From challenger to leader

In 2023 we inaugurated our Li-Capt® Column production line. This first production unit enables us to produce 2,000 Li-Capt® Column per year.
We also won a “France 2030” award, which rewards the most innovative companies working on the energy transition!

Our industrial production plant in Haguenau, France, is about to open. It will enable us to produce 36,000 Li-Capt® Column per year and take another step towards becoming the world leader in Direct Lithium Extraction!

2024

Signature of an exclusive alliance with KBR contract and the opening of our entities in North and South America

In 2024 Geolith has entered an exclusive alliance with KBR, a global leader in technology and engineering, to deliver Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) solutions worldwide. Through this alliance, Geolith will leverage KBR’s technical and commercial expertise to scale our sustainable DLE technology to an industrial level, delivering projects that span from raw brine extraction to the production of battery-grade lithium carbonate.

In 2024, we are taking another significant step in our international expansion with the opening of two subsidiaries, one in Chile and one in the USA, led by our two sales representatives based in these regions.

A growing team of experts

Founded in 2016, Geolith now has more than 30 experts around the world working to find solutions for a sustainable future and to industrialize our Li-Capt® technology.

Today

Experts in France, the United States and Chile

By 2027

Employees worldwide

Management team

Jean-Philippe Gibaud

Founder & CEO

Didier Muschalle

Partner & General Manager

Pedro Ruiz

CCO

Arnaud Poirel PhD

R&D Manager 

Fadil Aimetti

COO

Geolith's commitment to the environment

Because we want to help create a more sustainable world, we take action at every level to reduce our impact on the environment and on people.

Our active media can be recycled and we take care of the process.

We make almost all our purchases in France and from our European neighbours.

We measure our performance against state of the art LCA analysis of our technology.

We work hand in hand with our customers to create jobs close to their site and to train their employees.

Our partners

Through its strong relationships with numerous academic, institutional and financial partners, Geolith aims to become the world leader in Direct Lithium Extraction.