The lack of a domestic cathode active material (CAM) supply chain in the UK and Europe is emerging as one of the most pressing bottlenecks for the electric vehicle (EV) industry. While the focus has been on building cell and battery pack gigafactories, even mining and refining lithium, midstream materials like CAM, which accounts for [...]

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 [...]

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, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Cartwright to the new role of Managing Director, in a move that strengthens the company’s senior leadership team and underlines its commitment to building a UK national champion for EV battery recycling. [...]