Global Lithium-ion batteries demand
Electric vehicles will demand
Recycleable battery scrap in Europe
Current global recycling rate
EU Battery
Regulation
The Challenge
Rapid Growth in Lithium-Ion Battery Usage
Lithium-ion batteries are integral to Europe’s strategy for achieving the European Green Deal’s objective of climate neutrality by 2050. They are essential for E-mobility, powering electric vehicles and reducing transport emissions, stationary energy storage, supporting renewable energy systems, grid stability and Consumer electronics.
This brings significant challenges: Low recycling rates (12% globally)1 and growing battery scrap (4-fold increase in Europe)2
Material dependency: The EU depends on imports for bauxite, cobalt, lithium and natural graphite (87, 86, 100, and 98%, respectively), all critical for lithium-ion batteries.4
1 https://www.globalbattery.org/media/publications/battery-2030-resilient-sustainable-and-circular.pdf
2 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333918/europe-battery-scrap-available-recycling/#statisticContainer
3 https://www.batterydesign.net/legislation-rules-and-regulations/eu-battery-regulation/
4 https://www.innoenergy.com/uploads/2023/01/critical-raw-materials-in-li-ion-batteries.pdf
Our mission is to revolutionize
lithium-ion battery recycling through the development and validation of innovative pre-processing technologies and protocols.
Maximizing
Recovery Rates
Achieve 95% recycling of critical metals (cobalt, nickel, copper) and 80% for lithium.
Enhancing
Battery Reuse
Create testing methods to evaluate battery state-of-health (SoH) and enable second-life applications.
Developing
Advanced Technologies
Implement innovative methods for battery sorting, dismantling, and recovery of components, achieving over 70% module recovery and 95% recycling of aluminum and copper.
Innovating
Recovery Methods
Introduce sustainable processes for recovering electrolytes, binders, and high-purity anode and cathode materials.
Integrating
Circular Economy
Pilot the re-use of recycled materials in new battery cells and design a fully optimized recycling scheme with life cycle assessment (LCA).
Strengthening
EU Leadership
Boost Europe’s autonomy and industrial resilience in battery recycling, aligning with the European Green Deal.
