Tom Benson, CEO of Lithium Africa (OTC: LTAFF | TSXV: LAF) has seen the ups and downs of the lithium cycle and he believes we&#x27;re entering a new bull market for lithium that is already accelerating but still in its early stages. Tom breaks down how Lithium Africa fits into the picture, with a portfolio built to systematically explore some of Africa’s most prospective lithium districts across six countries. Lithium Africa Website: https://li-africa.com Follow Lithium Africa on X: https://x.com/Lithium_afri Disclaimer: This interview was produced on behalf of Lithium Africa and Commodity Culture was compensated by Lithium Africa for production. Subscribe to the FREE Commodity Culture Newsletter: https://readplaza.com/commodityculture Follow Jesse Day on X: https://x.com/jessebday Commodity Culture on Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/CommodityCulture

Lithium Demand 'Growing Every Year' and It's Still Early Days: Tom Benson

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Hello, everybody, and welcome into Commodity Culture, where our goal is to make you a better investor in the commodity sector. Today is July 30th, 2026. And before we dive in, standard disclaimer, nothing here is investment advice. Do your own due diligence. My guest today is the CEO of Lithium Africa, a lithium exploration and consolidation company assembling a portfolio of hard rock lithium assets across Africa. It's Tom Benson. Great to have you on the show.

Thanks for having me. Great to be here. Yeah, happy to have you. I want to start with your current outlook on the lithium sector. What do you see as the main catalyst driving the lithium market today? And where do you see it headed for the rest of 2026? Well, I think when a lot of people think of lithium, they think of lithium batteries, which is the primary use for them right now. We've seen in the last decade exponential growth in the lithium sector. Of course, it hasn't been linear growth.

There have been blips here and there. But I think especially in the Western world, you can't not an hour goes by where you don't see an EV. And then most of us in our pockets have a lithium battery in our cell phones. So there's this baseline demand that's out there. But in addition to that, we're seeing EV mandates throughout the world, especially in China.

Lithium Demand 'Growing Every Year' and It's Still Early Days: Tom Benson

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Lithium Demand 'Growing Every Year' and It's Still Early Days: Tom Benson

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.