(1) -- The Lithium Investigation Center, promoted by the Chilean Grupo Errázuriz, passes key environmental procedures and has begun the construction phase -- AMERICAN FORK, Utah, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The module will be a key component of the SuperLig Molecular Recognition Technology ("MRT") pilot plant (the "Pilot Plant") being built by IBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. ("IBC") to demonstrate the green, direct extraction of lithium ("Li") from brine at the Maricunga salt flat, or salar, in Chile. On February 18, 2021, the Environmental Assessment System in Chile ruled favorably with respect to a Pertinence Consultation carried out by the Chilean Grupo Errázuriz on November 24, 2020, thereby paving the way for the development and operation of the SuperLig