February 23, 2023: Main recycling group Ecobat introduced plans on February 20 to construct an EV lithium ion battery recycling plant in Arizona, with an preliminary estimated processing capability of 10,000 tons per 12 months.
The Casa Grande plant is the corporate’s third lithium ion recycling facility, its first in North America and the recycling capability could also be expanded additional.
Ecobat mentioned the plant, whose start-up is predicted within the third quarter of this 12 months, will reuse lithium ion batteries that attain the top of life by way of diagnostics, sorting, shredding and materials separation to provide concentrated black mass.
Ecobat CEO Marcus Randolph mentioned the growth of its lithium ion battery recycling amenities in Germany and the UK and constructing on the corporate’s main battery expertise, represented a milestone in its progress plans. in Ecobat.
Worldwide Battery It was reported on February 16 that Ecobat’s former Stolberg lead manufacturing plant in Germany, not too long ago acquired by Trafigura, will return to operation within the coming weeks.
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