Karl Kottmeier, CEO and Paul Schubach, COO of EMP Metals (OTCQB: EMPPF | CSE: EMPS) believe the recent uptrend in lithium prices is sending a strong signal that it may be entering another bull cycle. The duo break down the main trends they&#x27;re watching in the lithium market, as well as discussing how EMP Metals fits into the picture, with their plan to become a leading lithium producer in Saskatchewan. EMP Metals Website: https://empmetals.com Follow EMP Metals on X: https://x.com/EMP_MetalsCorp Disclaimer: Commodity Culture was compensated by EMP Metals for producing this interview. Jesse Day is not a shareholder of EMP Metals. Nothing contained in this video is to be construed as investment advice, do your own due diligence. 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

Is Lithium the Next Major Bull Market? Supply 'Just Not There' as Prices Fly: Karl Kottmeier and Paul Schubach

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Hello everybody and welcome into Commodity Culture, where our goal is to make you a better investor in the commodities sector. My name is Jesse Day. Today is June 9th, 2026. And before we dive into the standard disclaimer, nothing here is investment advice. Do your own due diligence. And my guests today are the COO and CEO of EMP Metals, a Canadian-based lithium exploration and development company focused on large-scale resources using direct lithium extraction.

It's Paul Schubach and Karl Kottmeier. Great to have you both on the program. Thanks, Jesse. Well, I want to start things off by discussing the lithium market and the main catalyst that you currently see driving it and what the supply-demand dynamics look like as we sit here today. Karl, I'll go to you for this one. Yeah, thanks, Jesse.

You've seen a very strong return in the price of lithium out of China in the past year or so, which is obviously a welcome from our perspective. And really what's driving that is global EV use and energy storage. So you've got tremendous demands now and people understand that the lithium supply is just not there. So prices have really taken a big swing to the upside, which we are certainly happy with.

Well, let's touch on that because, as you mentioned, the lithium carbonate price having quite a run over the past year up approximately 170% year over year.

Is Lithium the Next Major Bull Market? Supply 'Just Not There' as Prices Fly: Karl Kottmeier and Paul Schubach

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Is Lithium the Next Major Bull Market? Supply 'Just Not There' as Prices Fly: Karl Kottmeier and Paul Schubach

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