Electrified Materials, a subsidiary of American Resources, has received a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). Electrified Materials recycles end-of-life and non-spec lithium-ion batteries and rare earth magnet materials from products such as wind turbines, EV motors, consumer electronics… Read more »
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Porsche pilots high-voltage battery recycling
German automaker Porsche has launched a pilot project that aims to recover valuable raw materials from high-voltage batteries after their use in vehicles and to test a potential closed-loop raw material cycle. For the long term, the automaker plans to establish a recycling network for high-voltage batteries in collaboration with external partners. The pilot project… Read more »
BMW and SK tes to expand high-voltage battery recycling
German carmaker BMW and South Korean technology firm SK tes plan to expand their closed-loop battery recycling system from Europe to the US-Mexico-Canada region in 2026. The recycling process recovers cobalt, nickel and lithium from used batteries to return them to the value chain to produce new batteries. BMW is directly involved in the process,… Read more »
Redivivus and Re-New-Able team up to open Illinois battery recycling facility
US battery recycling technology firms Redivivus and Re-New-Able Technologies have partnered to establish a scalable lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Illinois. Re-New-Able is leading the project, using Redivivus’s Redi-Shred recycling technology. The facility will process batteries of any state of charge or health from local businesses and OEM factories. It will also support the state’s… Read more »
Altilium and Helm partner to develop a sustainable domestic lithium supply chain in the UK
UK-based clean technology group Altilium has announced a new partnership with LevertonHELM, the UK subsidiary of German chemical firm HELM, to develop a sustainable domestic supply chain for lithium in the UK. By combining Altilium’s expertise in recovering battery materials from spent batteries with LevertonHELM’s lithium production capabilities, the partnership aims to reduce the UK’s… Read more »
Altilium launches online platform for selling end-of-life EV batteries
UK-based clean technology group Altilium has launched a new online platform that offers businesses a way to sell spent EV batteries. Altilium’s Recell.store provides an online interface for UK businesses looking to sell used batteries for recycling or second-life applications. Users can register their details in Recell.store’s database and get a quote for their battery… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling factory in Germany
Mercedes-Benz has opened its own EV battery recycling plant in Kuppenheim, Germany, which uses an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process to recover raw materials. The plant has an annual capacity of 2,500 metric tons and an expected recovery rate of more than 96%. The plant carries out all steps, from shredding battery modules to drying and processing… Read more »
Wildcat and Austin Elements work together to close the loop on LFP/LMFP battery recycling
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a US cathode producer, and Austin Elements, a US critical minerals recycler and sustainable LFP precursors producer, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on recycling solutions for LFP and LMFP batteries. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to convert end-of-life batteries and manufacturing scraps into cathode materials…. Read more »
BASF begins operations at prototype metal refinery for EV battery recycling
Chemical producer BASF has started operating its prototype metal refinery for battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The plant is focused on the development of operational procedures and the optimization of battery recycling technology, processing end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap. This will facilitate the optimal recovery of metals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese… Read more »
Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem
Q&A with Aqua Metals execs Steve Cotton and David Regan Regardless of the claims made in Facebook memes, Li-ion batteries are eminently recyclable, and current recycling methods cause far less environmental damage than the well-documented depredations of the petroleum industry. However, as sustainability is central to the mission of the EV industry, we need to… Read more »
