Toronto, Ontario — September 4, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Sigma Lithium Corporation announced that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has approved its listing as a Foreign Exempt Issuer, marking a significant milestone in the company’s global capital markets expansion. The official quotation of Sigma Lithium on the ASX commenced on September 3, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (AEST) under the ticker symbol “SAU” (ASX: SAU).
This Australian listing provides Sigma Lithium with broadened access to one of the world’s most established capital markets for lithium and battery materials. The ASX has a long-standing history as a platform for vertically integrated industrial-mineral lithium producers, mirroring Sigma Lithium’s global peers. The company anticipates this strategy will increase its exposure among investors in the Asia Pacific region, where it has already cultivated a substantial investor base.
The ASX offers a deep and liquid pool of sophisticated investors with a strong understanding of Sigma Lithium’s business. These investors are often limited or restricted to investing in ASX-listed companies. Sigma Lithium’s successful listing process is attributed to its robust corporate governance over eight years as a publicly traded entity, a consistent record of strict compliance with laws and regulations, and the successful delivery of operational excellence by its management team.
Sigma Lithium is the largest producer of industrial lithium oxide concentrate in the Americas and is dedicated to supplying global producers of batteries for energy security with sustainable and traceable lithium materials. The company’s operations at Grota do Cirilo in Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley are central to its growth strategy.
Ana Cabral, Sigma Lithium’s Co-Chair and CEO, expressed her honor in joining the ASX’s community of Australian mining companies. She highlighted Australia as a natural progression in Sigma Lithium’s global capital markets journey, acknowledging the country’s pride in its world-class mining sector and its sophisticated investor community for lithium and critical minerals. Cabral stated that the Australian listing provides an important platform to broaden the company’s global shareholder base, complementing its existing capital markets presence in the United States, Canada, and Brazil, and strengthening its global profile.
The company is focused on increasing production, enhancing operational efficiency, and executing its long-term growth strategy, while maintaining its commitment to environmental sustainability and generating shared prosperity in the communities surrounding its operations. This milestone coincides with Sigma Lithium’s continued advancement of its operations at Grota do Cirilo.
Sigma Lithium is recognized as one of the world’s largest lithium production sites—the fifth-largest industrial-mineral complex for lithium oxide concentrate. Its Cleantech Industrial Plant utilizes 100% of its water, employs zero toxic chemicals, produces zero tailings, and runs on 100% renewable electricity. The company has maintained a strong safety record, with no accidents resulting in lost time for over two years.
The company currently has a nameplate capacity to produce 330,000 tonnes of lithium oxide concentrate annually. Sigma Lithium has initiated a Phase 2 expansion aimed at nearly doubling its annual production capacity to 580,000 tonnes, with plans for a Phase 3 expansion to further increase this to 830,000 tonnes.
Source: Sigma Lithium Corporation
