Ascend Elements appoints new president, CEO

Linh Austin has been a member of the battery recycler’s board of directors since September 2024.

Altilium secures $5M investment from Marubeni

The investment comes as part of the lithium-ion battery recycler’s Series B funding round and will be used to further progress on the construction of a recycling facility in the U.K.

Lithium battery prices decline in 2024

Trend could further depress prices received for the materials harvested by battery recyclers.

Cirba Solutions celebrates construction milestone at Ohio plant

When complete, the battery recycling company says its facility will be capable of producing enough battery-grade salts to power more than 250,000 EV batteries per year.

Battery recyclers among those selected for DOE funds

The Biden administration recently announced more than $3 billion in investments to support the U.S. battery manufacturing sector.

Metso says market is forming for its pCAM system

European technology provider says it is in discussion with potential buyers of its battery materials processing system.

Black mass analysis in the sights of equipment maker

Spectro says its Arcos ICP-OES can offer elemental analysis of black mass for producers, sellers and buyers of the recycled-content material.

Altilium says numbers back its UK investment

British company says its engineering study backs the market and technological feasibility of its planned large-scale battery materials recycling plant.

RecycLiCo announces principal engineer

The company says Maryam Rasouli’s experience as a materials engineer and chemist includes work with advanced recycling technologies for lithium and NMC batteries.

RecycLiCo engaging Hatch on Taiwan battery recycling plant construction

Hatch will assist in the review of the design plan for the facility, prepared by long-time RecycLiCo collaborator Kemetco.

Minding the mission

Demand for critical metals for battery production in the U.S. is poised to grow radically, and Ascend Elements is working to serve the industry with its unique recycling process.