Powering
the Battery Age
Our Vision
We supply the battery industry with sustainable and locally produced lithium
achieving a recycling rate of 100% to ensure resilient and independent
supply chains.
CONVERTER Facts
24.000
Lithium-Hydroxide tpa
500.000
EVs served per year
30
% Lower emissions
1.246
mil USD Post-tax NPV (8%)
Our Mission
We are investing upstream, in our 100% owned mining project – Georgia Lake – in Canada, as well as investing downstream in high-tech lithium refineries (“Converters”) in North America and EMEA. Producing battery-grade lithium in the vicinity of our customers guarantees supply-chain transparency and just-in-time delivery.
Our refining project in Brandenburg, Germany – Guben Converter – is expected to go into production at the end of 2026.
Our second refinery will be developed in Ontario, Canada – Red Rock Converter – and is expected to go into production in 2028.
“Whoever secures the technological leadership in the processing of lithium and understands its reuse via recycling will determine the market.”
Dirk Harbecke
Chairman of the Board
Innovation & Strategy
We will use proven and tested production processes in our Converters to ensure quick time-to-market and mitigate project execution risk. We aim to become an industry-leading lithium supplier with envisioned production capacities up to 120,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent per year and a local market share of up to 30%.
We plan to source raw material from our own mineral project in Canada, the Georgia Lake Project, as well as procuring it from responsibly producing mines. In the years to come we will extract material from discarded batteries.
By holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards, we strive to preserve the world we live in. Building our way to becoming a closed-loop lithium company, using and reusing lithium for a cleaner future.
Who we are
To close the most pressing gap in the clean mobility story, Rock Tech has gathered a strong and highly experienced team. We hold ourselves accountable to strict ESG standards and are developing a proprietary refining process to further increase efficiency and sustainability.
PeOple
Board of Directors
Dirk Harbecke
Chairman and CEO
has more than 25 years of experience as an international manager, entrepreneur and investor. He previously worked for the Boston Consulting Group and was co-founder and CEO of ADC (African Development Corporation AG).
Michelle Gahagan
Director
is an experienced board director and entrepreneur. She held board roles at General Copper Gold and Canadian Palladium and is the founder of France Bike Rentals.
Dr. Beate Degen
Director
Dr. Degen is an accomplished advisor, entrepreneur, and non-executive director with extensive global expertise spanning strategy & innovation, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and risk management. She brings diverse experience across industries including commodities, life sciences, deep tech, and financial services. Prior to building her portfolio of board roles, Dr. Degen held senior strategic leadership and finance positions at chemical-pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG, Ernst & Young as well as tech start-ups.
Leadership
Dirk Harbecke
CEO & Chairman
Dirk has more than 25 years of experience as an international manager, entrepreneur and investor. He previously worked for the Boston Consulting Group and was co-founder and CEO of ADC (African Development Corporation AG).
Kerstin Wedemann
Chief Legal & Operations Officer
Kerstin brings significant legal/compliance and project management experience from working at international companies (Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Harsco, Danaher Corp). She holds a law degree from the University of Cologne.
Derek Sobel
CFO
Derek is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with extensive financial reporting experience in the Canadian public markets. He held the position of Head of Accounting, Audit, and Tax for Rock Tech since 2021.
Our Team
Martin Adorni
Head of Process Engineering
Cameron Andrews
Technical Services Manager Mining
Konstantin Burger
VP – IR & Corporate Development
Friedgund Bohne
Senior Controller
Konstantin Deichsel
VP – Project Development & Innovation
Annika Duklau-Laure
Senior People Partner
Chris Wright
VP – Corporate Finance
Mirco Wojnarowicz
VP – Business Development
Jennifer Main
ESG Manager Canada
Gisela Paetz
Senior Large Contracts
Oliver Pitscher
Head of IT
Pujan Shah
Jr. BI & Innovation Manager
Thomas Shishani Shuuya
Process Engineer
Frank Spellier
Head of Engineering
Henrik Wende
Plant Manager Guben
Informations for
our Investors
Car manufacturers have ambitious targets and timetables for the introduction of electric vehicles. We aim to close the critical gap in their supply chain.
We will be the first to bring the high-tech refinement of this essential battery component to Germany, the heart of today’s EV revolution. From our base in Canada, we are ready to serve the North American market next.
The latest News
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ROCK TECH AWARDED STRATEGIC PROJECT STATUS BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Toronto, ON, March 26, 2025 – Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) (the „Company“ or „Rock Tech“) is pleased to announce that its Lithium Converter Project in Germany (“Guben Converter”) has been recognized as a Strategic Project under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (“CRMA”). This designation underscores the…
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Rock Tech Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement
Toronto, ON, March 25, 2025 – Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) (the „Company“ or „Rock Tech„) is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement (the „Offering„) of units (the „Units„). Pursuant to the Offering, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,636,000 Units at a price…
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Rock Tech Lithium and Arcore AG announce merger of its subsidiaries to create a fully integrated European Lithium Company.
Toronto, February 20, 2025 /CNW/ – Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSXV: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FSE: RJIB) (“Rock Tech” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the signing of a binding Business Combination Agreement (BCA) to form a business combination with Arcore AG (“Arcore”), an arm’s length Swiss-based mining company. The goal is to establish a…
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