Altilium, a UK-based clean technology company focused on supporting the transition to net zero, is excited to announce that construction has commenced on the country’s first at-scale EV battery recycling facility with integrated chemical refining capabilities, located in Plymouth, Devon. The groundbreaking ACT 3 scale-up plant will place the UK at the forefront of sustainable [...]
https://youtu.be/TBBBkJSYgvI The multi-layered pouch cells were produced at UKBIC using Altilium’s EcoCathode™ NMC 811-2036, a next-generation recycled cathode active material (CAM) designed to meet the EU’s new EV battery regulations. In a UK first, these cells demonstrate full battery circularity, with recycled cathode materials successfully reintroduced into new battery cells in an industrial environment. [...]
Altilium has been named as one of 50 innovative UK climate technology start-ups in PwC UK's Net Zero Future50 Report, published this week. The report highlights the most innovative technologies and solutions being developed to drive decarbonisation across a number of key sectors, including energy, transport and industry. According to PWC’s research, just over half [...]
Altilium was pleased to welcome BBC News to its new ACT2 facility in Plymouth last week, for an exclusive look at the company’s plans to build a sustainable domestic supply chain for critical battery materials in the UK. On a tour of the 18,000 square foot facility, the first of its kind in the UK, [...]
BBC Future, the BBC’s award-winning science website, takes a look at Altilium’s pioneering work to turn old EV batteries into a domestic supply of critical minerals, in this in-depth Green Tech article published today. Visiting Altilium’s ACT1 facility in Devon, science journalist Michael Marshall got to see first-hand how our scientists are creating a cleaner, [...]
A new report commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade highlights the importance of developing the UK’s recycling capabilities to meet growing demand for critical raw materials and reduce dependency on overseas supply. As the report notes, a secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK’s economic growth and security, industrial strategy [...]
Altilium is pleased to showcase the successful production of the UK’s first EV battery cells using recycled cathode active materials (CAM) at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), the UK’s national battery manufacturing scale-up facility. The breakthrough marks the first time that recycled materials have been used to produce new battery cells in [...]
Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, is pleased to announce the successful production of the UK’s first EV battery cells using recycled cathode active materials (CAM) at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), the UK’s national battery manufacturing scale-up facility. The breakthrough marks the first time that [...]
Devon-based clean technology company Altilium is proud to announce that it has grown to over 50 employees as it continues to expand its EV battery recycling operations, creating new green jobs and attracting international investment to the region. The latest expansion follows significant inward investment in the company in the first quarter of 2025, including [...]
At Recell.store, we’re building the UK’s first marketplace for end-of-life EV batteries, ensuring efficient and safe reuse, repurposing and recycling of used EV batteries. As the transition to EVs accelerates, the challenge of managing end-of-life EV batteries is becoming more urgent. Over the next decade, over 100 million EV batteries are expected to reach the [...]
