Investor Presentaiton

Responsible Water Management Case Study: Salar de Atacama Albemarle uses <1% of the freshwater rights¹ in the Salar de Atacama Tourism, Human Consumption, Agribusiness 44% Albemarle 1% Other Lithium Production 9% The Atacama Basin: Saline Interphase At the saline interphase: Naturally occurring, low permeability sediments act as a barrier between the groundwater and the brine Lower density groundwater meets higher density brine; this forces the groundwater to the surface, forming lagoons 14 24 Copper Mining 46% Brine resource is 10x saltier than seawater² - cannot be used for human or agricultural consumption MAKING THE WORLD SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE 1 DGA (Chilean Water Authority) 2 SGA, 2015, Hydrogeological Study and Numerical Model of the South Sector of Salar de Atacama (Annex 1). For Environmental Impact Study Project Modifications of the Solar Evaporation Pools System in the Salar de Atacama of Rockwood Lithium. Santiago, Chile. Lagoon Brine Well Lagoon Salt Crust brine Groundwater Saline Interphase brine AALBEMARLE

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