Strict environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are a top priority for automakers and regulators to say their batteries are sustainably and responsibly produced with the lowest carbon footprints. All battery gigafactories need nickel and cobalt for their products, with growing attention on Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate (MHP) as the main intermediate material in battery production. [...]

The graphite was recovered from NMC111 scrap at our Technology Centre in Devon. We are the only company in the UK recovering critical minerals from "black mass" on a battery recycling demonstration line, allowing us to attain data on feedstocks, scalability and product quality at future commercial plants. Lithium-ion EV batteries consist of many different [...]

Altilium Metals is excited to announce an investment from K+U Ventures, an Amsterdam based clean technology investor in circular ventures that support the transition towards a sustainable global economy. The new investment starts 2023 with growing momentum for Altilium Metals as a supplier of the technology metals needed for the energy transition by recycling existing [...]

The new order, at the MT level was received at our EV Battery Recycling Technology Centre in Devon, for processing at our scale up line, the only one in the UK. Here we attain data to make informed decisions on mixed feedstocks, scalability and product quality at our planned commercial plants. What is “black mass”? [...]

We have had an amazing year of progress in 2022 and the team at Altilium Metals has hit all the key development milestones it set. Below outlines the significant achievements this year. We will continue this momentum into 2023 and look forward to sharing more exciting news and developments in our circular economy approach [...]

Altilium Metals makes its latest investment in the future of EV battery recycling innovation – a new laboratory space at its Devon Technology Centre. The Lab includes a range of new testing instruments and walk in fume cupboards, that will greatly enhance the company’s current in-house capabilities in the recycling of EV battery waste “black [...]

Since July 2022 significant progress has been made at our newly established facility in Devon, UK and the new process engineering team will move to the facility start January 2023. The new facility has been equipped with analytical and hydrometallurgical laboratory, plus a demonstration line to progress the scale-up of the Altilitech process. Commissioning of [...]

Altilium Metals welcomes the political agreement reached by the European Parliament and the EU council on a new harmonised regulation for batteries and waste batteries. Chief negotiator Achille Variati stated “Our overall aim is to build a stronger EU recycling industry, particularly for lithium, and a competitive industrial sector as a whole, which is [...]

Altilium Metals aimed to raise £714,006 but exceeded its target and achieved 110% of this, resulting in £786,005 of investment at the end of the campaign from 410 new investors. Funds will be used the support the build out of its Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Technology Centre and studies into its UK plant recycling battery [...]

Our Electric Vehicle Battery Technology Centre in Devon, UK has been awarded a permit from the Environment Agency to recycle EV battery waste or black mass at the “metric ton” scale. At this Innovation Centre we have a demonstration line to scale up a proprietary process to recycle EV spent battery waste direct to cathode [...]