07:20 AM EDT, 08/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Sigma Lithium ( SGML ) said Tuesday that it concluded one year of consistent operational shipping cadence by completing the trucking to the port of its 11th delivery of 22,000 tonnes of its Quintuple Zero lithium, which will be shipped this week.

The company said the achievement allowed it to complete "the fastest ramp-up in the lithium industry amongst current producers, and one of the fastest in the base metals industry."

Sigma also said that on Aug. 9 it hit another operational milestone by achieving 365 consecutive days with no fatalities and zero accidents with loss of workdays among its 618 employees.

As a result, Sigma said it was catapulted to the equivalent of second place in the International council on Mining and Metals combined safety rankings.

"We are pleased to be able to mark our one-year anniversary of shipments with this double milestone in a further testament to how far the company has come over the last 12 months," CEO and Co-Chairperson Ana Cabral said. Our employees are an integral part of our operational excellence, driving this remarkable health & safety achievement of 365 days without any accidents with lost workdays."