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First Phosphate Corp. CEO John Passalacqua joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a major milestone for the company as it formalized international investment and offtake agreements under the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance at the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France. Passalacqua said the company has received multiple letters of interest (LOIs) from export credit agencies, financial institutions, and industrial partners aimed at supporting the development of its integrated phosphate and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials strategy in North America. Among the highlights is an LOI for up to C$275 million in guarantees from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark to support development of the company's flagship Bégin-Lamarche phosphate mine in Quebec. In addition, First Phosphate received support from key Italian institutions, including SACE, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), and SIMEST, along with engineering group MAIRE, for the planned phosphoric acid plant at Port Saguenay utilizing technology from Italy's Ballestra. Passalacqua noted that the initiative now has support from five governments and institutions across Canada, the European Union, Denmark, Italy, and Belgium, underscoring the growing strategic importance of establishing a secure Western supply chain for LFP battery materials. The company believes the endorsements represent a significant validation of its mine-to-market strategy, which aims to localize production of critical phosphate materials used in energy storage systems, AI data centers, robotics, advanced manufacturing, electric mobility, and national security applications. First Phosphate also announced quantified offtake commitments under the G7 Alliance framework. The agreements represent approximately $100 million in annual offtake value per agreement, covering roughly 22% of projected mine output and 32% of planned phosphoric acid plant production. Management views the support from major government-backed financial institutions and industrial partners as a key step toward advancing both the Bégin-Lamarche mine and downstream processing facilities while strengthening North America's critical minerals supply chain. #proactiveinvestors #firstphosphatecorp #cse #phos #otcqx #frspf #frspf #BeginLamarche #PhosphateMining #LFPBatteries #BatteryMaterials #EnergyTransition #PhosphateMining #G7 #SupplyChainSecurity #EnergyStorage #MiningNews