CleanTech Lithium PLC (AIM:CTL, OTCQX:CTLHF) (CTL) said it has entered into a strategic partnership with the University of Atacama in Chile, with the aim of securing a sustainable and skilled workforce and developing research initiatives.
It is the university's inaugural agreement with a lithium-focused company, the lithium exploration and development company said.
Both the university and CTL's operations office are situated in Copiapó, a historic mining town in the northern part of the Atacama region.
The collaboration confirms the shared commitment to support the global clean energy transition while advancing the socio-economic development in the region, CTL said.
"The partnership is paving the way for a robust and sustainable workforce to produce lithium and will help cement CleanTech Lithium as an industry leader in Chile. We look forward to advancing this collaboration and eagerly anticipate the positive impact this partnership will have on the lithium sector and the Atacama region," said Marcela Sepúlveda, community relations manager at CTL.
Chancellor Forlín Aguilera Olivares said the university "must intensify our efforts to strengthen the generation of knowledge and transfer technologies that contribute to greater environmental protection".