09:22 AM EDT, 07/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Rock Tech Lithium ( RCKTF ) said on Monday that a peer-reviewed study published by the German Lithium Institute showed that byproducts from the company's lithium conversion process can be used as precursor material in the cement industry.

According to Rock Tech, the leached spodumene concentrate (LSC) generated during lithium production can be used as an additive for cement.

This would replace fly ash, which is a depleted byproduct of coal-fired power generation, making byproducts of Rock Tech's lithium production a low-carbon option for the German cement industry.

Rock Tech said LSC can boost the strength of Portland cement, the most used type of cement worldwide, by 10%.

The study was conducted within the Mineralogy and Geochemistry research group at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg by doctoral candidate and ITEL scholarship holder Julia Woskowski.

"It is important to note that the suitability of LSC as a cement additive is independent of the origin of the spodumene used," said Jannik Schmitz, supply chain manager at ITEL shareholder Rock Tech Lithium ( RCKTF ). "This confirms our choice of production process and our procurement strategy to source spodumene from several sustainably producing sources."

Rock Tech's share price dropped 1.8% last Friday to $1.61 on the TSXV.