The case presents the decision facing Sigma Lithium, and its main owner A10, on how to respond to the 2024 crash in the price of lithium. It traces the start-up’s history from the acquisition of a property with mining potential in Brazil to the development of environmentally-friendly mining and processing plant, with community improvement as a central goal. Having succeeded in creating value despite turbulence in the lithium market and other setbacks, should it now expand operations, keep the operation ‘as is’ or sell the venture?
How a financial investment entity acquires the capabilities to build and operate a mine. How to combine a cost focus with environmentally sustainable operations and community outreach. How to respond to volatile economic and social conditions, notably wildly fluctuating prices of mining output, i.e., lithium pre-chemicals.
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy
- Silicon Mining
- Electrical Vehicle Batteries
- Sustainable Development
- Zero Carbon
- Environmentalism
- Community Improvement
- Poverty Reduction
- SDG1 No Poverty
- SDG3 Good Health & Well-Being
- SDG5 Gender Equality
- SDG6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG10 Reduced Inequality
- SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG13 Climate Action
- Q42024
- Q32025
