As the UK accelerates its transition to cleaner transport, the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) presents both a massive opportunity and a major challenge of how to source, use and reuse the critical minerals that power these vehicles in a way that is sustainable, secure and economically viable. The answer lies in more than just [...]
As demand surges for electric vehicles, renewable energy storage and national defence capabilities, so too does the need for critical battery materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese. Yet, instead of securing these vital resources, the UK continues to export black mass – the concentrated, metal-rich material recovered from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries – overseas for [...]
Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, is pleased to announce that it has secured grant support from the Department for Business and Trade and the UK government’s new DRIVE35 programme, delivered through the Advanced Propulsion Centre, for rapid development of an innovative low carbon transport solution for [...]
Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, has today attended a high level meeting with UK Minister for Investment, Baroness Gustafsson CBE, at the British Embassy in Tokyo, along with senior representatives from two of its strategic shareholders, leading Japanese trading and investment group Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho [...]
recell.store, the UK’s first online marketplace for used EV batteries and an Altilium company, has today announced a partnership with Zenith, the UK’s largest independent truck-to-car vehicle leasing and fleet management company, to develop a comprehensive solution for the safe and sustainable disposal of fleet damaged and end-of-life EV batteries. The agreement underlines both [...]
The UK government has underlined its commitment to building a globally competitive battery sector and supporting to the transition to electric vehicles with the publication of its Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan today. With a commitment of up to £4.3 billion in funding, the plan sets out a bold vision to support a thriving manufacturing sector in [...]
Altilium was delighted to welcome Noah Law MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Critical Minerals, to the company’s EV battery recycling facilities in Plymouth this week, including our new ACT 3 scale-up plant at Langage. During the visit, the MP for St Austell and Newquay got to see first-hand the progress at the [...]
recell.store, the UK’s first online marketplace for used EV batteries and an Altilium company, today announces the launch of the All Battery Index (ABI), the first dedicated benchmark index for the market value of end-of-life (EoL) electric vehicle battery packs. As the EV revolution accelerates, so too does the volume of batteries reaching end-of-life. Until [...]
Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, today unveiled details of a planned £30m investment in the region’s clean technology infrastructure as the company welcomed representatives from Plymouth City Council and Devon County Council to the site of its new ACT 3 EV battery recycling facility in Plymouth. [...]
The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review sets a clear direction for British industry, with transformative investments in innovation and clean energy infrastructure, including over £3 billion funding for the advanced manufacturing sector. Yesterday’s announcement by the Chancellor includes confirmation of an ambitious programme for zero-emission vehicles and their supply chains, which we believe strongly supports Altilium’s mission to [...]
