# EMILI, associated in the source with Imerys.

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/emili-associated-in-the-source-with-imerys-ba0070c8af9dde91/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (088e3d1d-1dc7-4e99-a549-d7e04cdc6e5a)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-16T16:56:42.494641+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

## Project summary

A French government press dossier dated April 2026 lists EMILI, associated with Imerys, as a project to develop an underground lithiniferous mica deposit at Echassière and Saint-Victor in Allier. It states that the project plans annual production of 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide, described as equivalent to the needs of 700,000 electric vehicles, and 170 direct jobs. Commercial production is stated to begin from 2030.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The supplied pages do not give a project-specific investment amount, permits, procurement details, contractors, current works status, or individual C3IV approval or payment details.
- The source is a dossier dated April 2026; the supplied pages do not establish project status after that date.
- The dossier has 20 pages, but only pages 1, 18, and 19 were supplied for review; other pages and graphical content were not assessed. OCR was not commissioned, and the extracted text may have imperfect reading order or layout.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: France
Region: Europe
Physical assets: Not classified
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Industrial processes
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
The project is expected to produce 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually, described as equivalent to the needs of 700,000 electric vehicles, and to create 170 direct jobs.
Source: French ministry screened native presskit text — https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/documents/22.04.2026_DP-ACCELERER-NOS-GRANDS-PROJETS-Choose_FR.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-16T16:56:41.945814+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-16T16:56:41.945814+00:00

## Name
EMILI, associated in the source with Imerys.
Status: reported
Attribution: French ministry screened native presskit text
Source: French ministry screened native presskit text — https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/documents/22.04.2026_DP-ACCELERER-NOS-GRANDS-PROJETS-Choose_FR.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00

## Scope
The project is expected to produce 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually, described as equivalent to the needs of 700,000 electric vehicles, and to create 170 direct jobs.
Status: planned
Attribution: French ministry screened native presskit text
Source: French ministry screened native presskit text — https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/documents/22.04.2026_DP-ACCELERER-NOS-GRANDS-PROJETS-Choose_FR.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00

## Country
France, in the context of the dossier’s examples of projects supported on French territory.
Status: reported
Attribution: French ministry screened native presskit text
Source: French ministry screened native presskit text — https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/documents/22.04.2026_DP-ACCELERER-NOS-GRANDS-PROJETS-Choose_FR.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00

## Activity
Development of an underground lithiniferous mica deposit in Allier.
Status: planned
Attribution: French ministry screened native presskit text
Source: French ministry screened native presskit text — https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/documents/22.04.2026_DP-ACCELERER-NOS-GRANDS-PROJETS-Choose_FR.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00

## Delivery
Commercial production is stated to begin from 2030.
Status: planned
Attribution: French ministry screened native presskit text
Source: French ministry screened native presskit text — https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/documents/22.04.2026_DP-ACCELERER-NOS-GRANDS-PROJETS-Choose_FR.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00

## Location
Echassière and Saint-Victor, in Allier.
Status: reported
Attribution: French ministry screened native presskit text
Source: French ministry screened native presskit text — https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/documents/22.04.2026_DP-ACCELERER-NOS-GRANDS-PROJETS-Choose_FR.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-01T19:37:48.041558+00:00


## Cite this dossier

CapexCue — EMILI, associated in the source with Imerys. — dossier released 2026-10-16T16:56:42.494641+00:00, release 1 (088e3d1d-1dc7-4e99-a549-d7e04cdc6e5a) — https://capexcue.com/projects/emili-associated-in-the-source-with-imerys-ba0070c8af9dde91/.

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