Lithium borohydride (LiBH4) is a chemical compound widely synthesized by Neucom in the 21st Century as an additive to its aviation fuel. Created through the relatively affordable reaction of sodium borohydride and lithium bromide, it not only lowers the cost of kerosene-based jet fuel by diluting the amount needed for combustion but also increases the energy density of older JP-8 standard fuel by about 30% and gives it greater thermal stability.
Lithium borohydride fuel only added to Neucom's massive consumption of lithium for its consumer goods, primarily electronics and batteries, as well as in the refining of Tritium for nuclear fusion fuel. The need for lithium drove much of the company's geopolitical maneuvering from the 2010s onwards, particularly evident in their backing of Diego Navarro's regime in Leasath in exchange for exclusive, tariff-free mining of the nation's extensive lithium reserves.