A new kind of battery recycling technology has been developed by Toyota

It has been revealed that Toyota Chemical Engineering has been able to develop a new recycling technology, which is suitable to high-voltage batteries. It was stated by Toyota that the new process ‘allows CO2 emissions to be reduced in the recycling process and more raw materials to be reused.’ Recently Toyota has been focused on […]
China has announced new curbs on exports of strategic materials

Recently, China made an announcement about new sweeping export controls which targeted five metals which are commonly used across defence, clean energy and other industries. This announcement was made only moments after an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods came into effect. This tariff was created by the President of the U.S. Donald Trump. This […]
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Battery recycling and lithium production has been improved by Neometals

Neometals is an Australian resource company and they have recently achieved excellent advancements when it comes to both battery recycling and lithium production technologies. Along with these accomplishments, the company has also reported updates for their mineral exploration projects. Most recently Neometals has reported a cash balance of A$10.7 million, which has equal investments and […]
Recyclus has completed a project for EV OEM

It has been announced that Technology Minerals PLC (LSE:TM1) 48%-owned subsidiary, Recyclus, has now completed their project, which they have been working on. This project involved recycling fire-damaged lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs that came from an electric vehicle original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Once gathered, these batteries were processed at Recyclus’ Wolverhampton facility and this involved a […]
Final Hydrovolt shares from Northvolt have been acquired by Hydro

In November of last year, Batteries International reported that Northvolt and some of the company’s subsidiaries within the US have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. Having Chapter 11 protection means that a firm is able to continue trading, whilst they also focus on reorganising themselves. Opting to go ahead with this […]
Altilium receives investment from Marubeni

Marubeni, the Japanese trading group, has invested $5 million into Altilium, the British battery materials and recycling company. They have opted to do this as part of the company’s Series B financing round. Since 1985 Marubeni has played an active role within the battery materials sector and as well as this, the company has been […]
New Cobalt recycling process for the Galaxy S25 improves Samsung’s circularity

An innovative new Circular Battery Supply Chain has been created by Samsung Electronics and it has been developed with the intention of helping the company adhere to their commitment off doing ‘more with less of the planet’s natural resources.’ This step forwards involves the company sourcing cobalt from batteries that come from Galaxy devices which […]
Recycling has potential to reduce EU’s EV battery metal imports

It has recently become clear that Europe has the potential to cut its reliance on EV battery mineral imports by an estimated quarter by the end of the decade. This could be done through promoting recycling and this estimation was reported by a recent study, published by Transport & Environment (T&E). This study revealed that […]
$144 million grant contract has been awarded to American battery Technology Company

The US Department of Energy recently awarded the American Battery Technology Company a grant worth $144 Million. This award was presented to the company for the Construction of a Second Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility. American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) is well-known as an integrated critical battery materials company, which is currently focused on commercialising its […]