Cadence Minerals (AIM/NEX: KDNC; OTC: KDNCY) is pleased to note that European Metals Holdings Limited ('European Metals' 'EMH' or 'the Company') has today announced the appointment of SMS group Process Technologies GmbH ('SMS group') as the lead engineer for the minerals processing and lithium battery-grade chemicals production at the Cinovec Project (the 'Agreement').

Under the Agreement, SMS group will provide a complete Front-End Engineering Design ('FEED') study as the major component of the ongoing Definitive Feasibility Study ('DFS') work at Cinovec.

Headquartered in Dusseldorf, the German family-owned SMS group is one of the world's leading companies in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the technology metals and materials sector. Employing more than 14,000 people globally and with a presence in more than 50 countries, SMS group earned global revenues of EUR2.9bn in the year ended 31 December 2019. SMS group is also a world leader in electrical and automation systems including digital solutions for self-learning processing plants to continously optimise plant performance, product quality and energy consumption. Being in business for more than 150 years, SMS group has a rich track record in the successful development and delivery of complex large-scale integrated plants.

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