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Li-Metal completes concept study for commercial-scale lithium metal plant

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Li-Metal , a Canada-based developer of lithium metal technologies, has completed a concept study for a commercial North American lithium metal production facility with an annual capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes. Li-Metal expects its plant to require approximately 5,600 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year.

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Aqua Metals produces high-purity lithium hydroxide directly from recycled Li-ion batteries

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Battery recycler Aqua Metals has demonstrated the recovery of high-purity lithium hydroxide from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility in Nevada. This new capability can have a profound impact on the lithium battery industry in North America. Source: Aqua Metals

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Li-Cycle opens battery recycling facility in Alabama

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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. Battery recycler Li-Cycle has announced that its Alabama Spoke plant in Tuscaloosa has started commercial operations.

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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. It selected the Covington, Georgia site due to the proximity of EV manufacturing hubs and battery factories.

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LG and Shell back high performance lithium-ion battery development

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South 8 Technologies has raised $12 million in Series A financing to commercialise next-generation electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. The financing round was led by industrial venture investor Anzu Ventures along with LG Technology Ventures and Shell Ventures as well as Foothill Ventures and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation.

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Battery startup Mitra Chem raises $20 million in Series A funding round

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This situation may change soon, as a series of key patents held by Chinese firms are soon to expire. We are leading a $20m Series A in Mitra Chem, which is taking a fresh approach to lithium-ion battery production and doing it domestically in the U.S.

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Li-Cycle and Ultium Cells partner to recycle battery manufacturing scrap

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Using its patented Spoke & Hub Technologies at facilities in the US, Li-Cycle will transform Ultium’s battery manufacturing scrap into new battery-grade materials, including lithium carbonate, cobalt sulphate and nickel sulphate, helping to close the battery supply chain loop and enable sustainable production of new EV batteries.

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