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Altilium, Synetiq and LV= collaborate to facilitate EV battery recycling in the UK

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UK-based clean technology group Altilium is collaborating with vehicle salvage and recycling specialist Synetiq to recycle the growing number of EV batteries from damaged cars. LV= Insurance works closely with Synetiq to recover and recycle EV batteries from damaged vehicles insured by LV=.

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New process cheaply extracts copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium from used EV batteries

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Tapping its expertise in copper refining, Sumitomo says it can cheaply extract copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium from used EV batteries by crushing them, heating the resulting powder to specific temperatures, and adjusting oxygen levels. Pressure is growing to use more recycled materials in EV batteries. Source: Nikkei Asia.

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Altilium Metals accelerates development of planned EV battery recycling facility

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UK-based Altilium Metals plans to step up development of its future EV battery recycling plant, following a six-month feasibility study funded in part by the UK government’s Automotive Transformation Fund and the successful demonstration of the company’s technology at its new analytical laboratory in Devon.

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Ascend Elements to open battery recycling facility in Georgia

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Battery recycling and manufacturing company Ascend Elements (formerly known as Battery Resourcers ) is planning to open a battery recycling plant in Georgia by August of 2022, where it will recycle lithium, cobalt and nickel. Source: Ascend Elements.

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6K secures $102 million in Series D funding to accelerate battery material production and recycling

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6K, a producer of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries, has raised $102 million in the first of two Series D funding tranches. Lithium-ion battery markets will increase tenfold in the next decade. The UniMelt systems are already deployed in 24/7 high-volume production at 6K Additive’s 45-acre, ISO9001-certified facility.

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EV batteries: Altiluim plots UK's 'largest recycling facility' on Teesside

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Start-up picks North East as location for its plant as Business Secretary travels to region to visit site of planned lithium refinery plant. UK clean technology start-up Altilium has announced plans to build the "largest planned recycling facility" in the UK for end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries at a site on Teesside.

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Wood Mackenzie: Global energy storage to reach 12 GW/28 GWh in 2021

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Meanwhile, global lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity is expected to double in the next two years-- Asia Pacific accounted for 81% of the growth in global capacity in 2020. Researchers and investors alike believe lithium-ion battery recycling is poised to make a big jump. billion by 2027 , up from $16.19

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