Introducing closed-loop circularity for hard-to-recycle automotive plastics
GreenBiz
APRIL 19, 2023
Sponsored: Molecular recycling can prevent this growing stream of waste from cars out of landfills.
China is leading the race to recycle batteries
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
A faster rate of electrification in the automotive industry will hasten the arrival of circularity (for batteries), according to the authors. As far as cobalt is concerned, recycling is expected to ensure that China will be able to meet its needs after 2045, at the earliest; in Europe this will happen in 2052 and in the US not until 2056.
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Cirba Solutions helps Toyota expand battery recycling network to nationwide program
Charged
JANUARY 2, 2024
Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. New automotive battery plant Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC) is also under construction and expected to open in 2025 with a $14-billion investment.
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Renault breaks silos in the automotive industry to achieve circular goals
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2022
What will it take to get to “car-to-car” recycling?
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Are hydrogen fuel cells recyclable?
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 29, 2024
Since everything has a shelf life, some wonder if this way to use H2 is truly clean Are hydrogen fuel cells recyclable? Now, many are questioning how green H2 can be if the materials needed to use it as clean energy cannot be recycled. That said, there are many materials in these units that can be recycled.
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New mattress recycling facility opens in Greater Manchester
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2020
A NEW facility has opened in Bolton that will seemingly recycle up to a quarter of a million mattresses thrown away in Greater Manchester every year. Each trained operative can process more than 65 mattresses per day, and depending on the condition of the mattresses, up to 85% of the material can be recycled.
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Deal will supply drives to the world’s largest battery recycling facility
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 17, 2023
A recycling site in Sweden will process 125,000 tons of end-of-life batteries and battery production waste each year, making it the largest plant of its kind in the world, according to Swedish battery developer Northvolt, which is working with industrial technology firm ABB on the project. ” The Revolt Ett site.
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Project aims to boost recycling supply chain for luxury cars
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
RaRE (Rare-earth Recycling for E-machines) project is funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, and involves six partners who will work together to establish the first end-to-end supply chain of recycled rare earth magnets in the UK.
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Conference programme announced for Plastics Recycling Show Europe virtual event
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Fellow panellists include Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Maria Ciliberti, Vice President at Borealis. Virginijus Sinkevi?ius, CET on 10 December. CET on 10 December.
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Post-industrial plastics recycling plant opened in UK's automotive heartlands
Business Green
OCTOBER 3, 2022
MBA Polymers is aiming to recycle more plastics from new vehicles than any other recycler. MBA Polymers has opened a facility in central Birmingham that will enable car makers, electronics firms, and other manufacturers to "buy back" recycled plastic.
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eBay UK will encourage use of recycled car parts
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
E-commerce firm eBay UK has announced initiatives to encourage the use of recycled car parts, and is joining forces with insurers Aviva and LV to this end. ” And it seems insurers, including eBay’s partners, are now offering customers these recycled options. Image credit: Riley , CC BY 2.0
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Ford and HP collaborate to turn 3d waste into automotive parts
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 26, 2021
The recycled materials are being used initially on Super Duty F-250 trucks. The recycled materials are being used to manufacture injection-molded fuel-line clips installed first on Super Duty F-250 trucks. The used 3D printed parts are collected and recycled with HP to increase volume for Ford.
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Glue derived from industrial bio-waste aims to make furniture recyclable
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 29, 2023
A new adhesive derived from materials including food waste should enable 90 percent of engineered wood products, such as furniture and construction boards, to become fully recyclable and help to develop a circular economy in this sector, says the firm marketing it. Globally, the value of the urea-formaldehyde market is £9.5
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Greentown Go Move 2022 with BASF and Magna Announces Startup Cohort Focused on Automotive Industry Decarbonization
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The accelerator program, which specializes in advancing startup-corporate partnerships with BASF and Magna, welcomes five startups working on emissions-reducing innovations for automotive manufacturing. Together, we have an opportunity to really make a sustainable impact on the automotive industry.”. Somerville, Mass.
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Li-Cycle opens battery recycling facility in Alabama
Charged
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Battery recycler Li-Cycle has announced that its Alabama Spoke plant in Tuscaloosa has started commercial operations. The Alabama Spoke uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to recycle and directly process full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater.
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BASF consolidates business, will invest $5 billion in battery materials and recycling
Charged
DECEMBER 27, 2021
BASF , a producer of cathode active materials (CAM), plans to consolidate some of its business into a new legal entity called BASF Automotive Catalysts and Recycling beginning in January of 2022. billion ($5 billion) in battery materials and recycling. The company will also invest up to €4.5
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Altilium Metals accelerates development of planned EV battery recycling facility
Charged
APRIL 7, 2023
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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BASF establishes a co-located battery material production and recycling center
Charged
JULY 17, 2023
BASF , a chemicals firm, has opened a battery material production and recycling site in Schwarzheide, Germany. The factory will provide European cell manufacturers and automotive OEMs with customized products, and BASF says its production is sold out for the next year. “The Source: BASF
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ATC Drivetrain acquires battery recycling and test equipment firm Treharne
Charged
APRIL 25, 2022
Powertrain remanufacturer ATC Drivetrain has acquired the UK-based company Treharne Automotive Engineering and its group companies. Treharne and its group companies specialize in EV battery recycling as well as diagnostic and test equipment for powertrain systems.
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Everledger and Ford release EV battery passport pilot for material recycling
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Digital transparency company Everledger has launched what they tout as a world-first battery passport pilot with automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company to ensure responsible recycling of EV batteries. It is not only large auto manufacturers that can benefit from improved lifecycle management and verified claims of recycling.
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Umicore to introduce new generation of battery recycling tech
Charged
MARCH 1, 2022
Materials technology and recycling company Umicore will introduce a new generation of its proprietary battery recycling technology in 2022, and has reached an agreement with Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to provide battery recycling services. Source: Umicore.
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Argonne collaborates with NUMiX Materials on battery recycling and biofuel research
Charged
APRIL 7, 2022
Researchers at the DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory have collaborated with sorbent development company NUMiX Materials to investigate the use of a process called capacitive deionization to recycle automotive batteries and produce biofuel.
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MINI Strip car uses 3D printing and recycled materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 24, 2021
With a focus on the future of sustainability in automotive design, the MINI Strip is a one-off car that resulted from a collaboration between two British brands. MINI and Paul Smith custom-made the vehicle, which premiered to the world in London in August 2021.
Recycling carbon fiber reinforced plastics waste is a challenge, but researchers find a way to make it work
TechXplore
APRIL 18, 2024
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are lighter and stronger than metal and are used in a variety of industries, including aviation, aerospace, automotive, marine, and sporting goods. In recent years, it has also been applied to new industries such as air mobility, which has led to an increase in its use and a waste disposal problem.
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Recycling equipment manufacturer explores the future of the global aluminium industry in latest webinar
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 27, 2021
On 20 May 2021, metal sorting technology expert TOMRA Recycling held its first metals sorting webinar, which was entitled ‘Aluminium sorting industry outlook – key sorting technologies, innovations and opportunities in a circular economy.’ More than 200 participants from across the globe joined the 45-minute live session, said the firm.
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Plastics Recycling Show Europe goes virtual from 9 to 11 December
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. The PRSE Virtual conference will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling and practical solutions for the circular and sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling.
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Fortum launches li-ion recycling hub in Germany
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Fortum has launched Fortum Batterie Recycling GmbH in Germany to provide safe and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling in central Europe in the hope of bridging the raw materials gap the automotive industry is facing. Fortum’s battery recycling. Construction of the Harjavalta site.
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Go Move 2022 Startups, BASF, and Magna Collaborate to Decarbonize the Automotive Industry
Greentown Labs
JUNE 16, 2023
Greentown Go Move 2022 brought BASF and Magna together with five climatetech startups to advance solutions that decarbonize the automotive industry’s life-cycle impact. BASF, the Leading Partner on Go Move 2022, is a global leader in chemicals and the number one chemical supplier to the automotive industry.
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Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 6, 2023
The teams are working to extend this approach to the recovery and re-use of the palladium content of end-of-life automotive catalytic converters. This is particularly pressing as palladium is widely used in catalysis and is even more expensive than gold.
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State-of-the-art plant for post-consumer plastic waste sorting and advanced mechanical recycling opens in Germany
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
We are proud to have initiated one of the most advanced mechanical recycling plants when it comes to post-consumer polymer waste. Offering brand owners and converters top quality recycled material, suitable for use in highly demanding applications is Borealis’ latest contribution to a more circular economy of plastics.
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Renault breaks silos in the automotive industry to achieve circular goals
Business Green
DECEMBER 22, 2022
What will it take to get to 'car-to-car' recycling? After a pandemic-induced hiatus, auto shows have returned with a newfound focus on the inevitable electric future of the automotive industry, and this year's Paris Motor Show was no different. A new model for automotive circularity.
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JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials inks recycling deal with Nissan’s battery supplier
Charged
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Redwood Materials , the battery recycling venture founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has signed an agreement to recycle scrap and defective battery cells for Envision AESC, which manufactures batteries for the Nissan LEAF in Smyrna, Tennessee. Redwood recycles all types of lithium-ion batteries, not just EV battery packs.
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'World first': New UK offshore wind farm to feature recyclable blades
Business Green
MARCH 9, 2023
Energy giant RWE confirms flagship Sofia offshore wind farm will see 44 turbines fitted with innovative new recyclable blades RWE has announced it has inked a deal with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa to install its new recyclable blades as part of its flagship Sofia offshore wind farm off the north east coast of England.
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Rare earth magnets recycling and remanufacturing project gets underway
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The project recognises the urgency of coming up with effective methods to allow the reuse and recycling of magnets, given the current strain on available resources. Rare-earth magnets are widely used in electronics, automotive, aerospace, e-mobility, wind power generation, consumer goods, and other sectors.
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Jaguar Land Rover turns to recycled aluminium to cut manufacturing CO2
Business Green
AUGUST 23, 2020
Jaguar Land Rover has developed an innovative process enabling it to recycle old aluminium cans, bottle tops and end-of-life vehicles into brand new, premium cars, in a move it estimates could cut CO2 in its manufacturing by more than a quarter.
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Figuring out the details: EV batteries and the circular economy
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 11, 2023
A circular economy for electric vehicle batteries appears to be still some way off, but metal recycling expert EMR claims to be making inroads, and to be helping shape the future of the sector. EMR recycles thousands of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) every week at its more than 60 UK sites. A lot of this work is already underway.
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Inside the drive to close the UK's EV battery recycling loop
Business Green
OCTOBER 3, 2022
BusinessGreen reports on the fast-evolving plans to establish a thriving EV battery recycling industry in the UK. Ramping up battery reuse and recycling is increasingly regarded as critical to ensuring climate goals are met in as sustainable and efficient way as possible.
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How companies — from automotive to apparel — can transform waste into resources
GreenBiz
APRIL 3, 2020
One key is to design out waste in the first place.
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5 companies that are using nature to redefine good design
GreenBiz
MAY 24, 2021
A circular economy is so much more than recycling or reusing waste streams, which is a reductionist understanding of what nature does. Spintex Engineering has mimicked the precision of a spider’s spinnerets to produce artificial spider silk for use in textiles, apparel, aerospace and automotive industries. Pull Quote. Circular Economy.
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Partnership to create first end-of-life supply chain for electric car batteries
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
A seemingly ground-breaking project to create a circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry is being led by EMR Metals Recycling. Ian Constance, Chief Executive at the APC said: “Recycling of electric vehicle batteries is a principal part of the electric supply chain, so it’s vital that we get it right.
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Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable blades for onshore wind market
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Siemens Gamesa has officially launched its "world first" recyclable wind turbine blade to the market for onshore power projects, following the delivery of its first recyclable offshore wind turbine blades earlier this year, the company announced yesterday.
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Firm converts scrap vehicle waste into renewable energy
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR) project is presented as a cutting-edge circular economy solution for a normally landfilled waste material. A seemingly ground-breaking solution allows hard-to-recycle automotive shredder residue (ASR) to be used to deliver renewable energy and reduce waste-to-landfill.
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Recycle That Heat: Hyundai and Kia Turn Up EV Efficiency with New Heat Pump Technology
Green Living Guy
JUNE 25, 2020
Kona Electric wins Norwegian Automotive Federation’s real-range validation test Continue Reading. The post Recycle That Heat: Hyundai and Kia Turn Up EV Efficiency with New Heat Pump Technology appeared first on Green Living Guy. EV drivers can heat the cabin without a significant impact on electric driving range?Industry-leading
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Recent Deals – 28 November 2023
CleanTech Group
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
3D printing for automotive manufacturing; copper free motors; and not one, but two marketplaces for recyclable materials– Recent deals worth looking at: Agriculture.
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