Altilium welcomes the establishment of the UK-Germany Critical Minerals Policy Exchange, an important step forward in strengthening Europe’s economic resilience and securing the critical raw materials needed for the energy transition. As recognised in a joint statement by UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle and German Minister for Economic Affairs and [...]
21st April, 2026 – Altilium, a UK-based clean technology company focused on sustainable recovery of critical battery materials, has today announced a strategic collaboration with The Structural Battery Company to develop a fully sovereign battery supply chain for next-generation drone technologies. The collaboration will focus on integrating Altilium’s recycled battery materials, recovered from end-of-life EV [...]
14th April, 2026 – The 4R Battery Alliance, a cross-sector coalition representing stakeholders from across the battery supply chain, has today announced its support for the introduction of EV battery testing into the UK’s MoT test, as part of an industry-wide effort to drive the take-up of battery testing. The move would mark a critical [...]
9th April, 2026 – Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on sustainable recovery of critical battery minerals, today announced that it has secured grant funding through the UK government’s DRIVE35 programme for an innovative new collaborative R&D project with luxury car manufacturer JLR and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), a world leading research and education [...]
9th April, 2026 – Altilium, a UK-based clean technology company focused on sustainable recovery of critical battery materials, has today announced that it has been awarded £18.5 million in grant funding through the UK government’s DRIVE35 Scale-Up Fund, delivered by the Department for Business and Trade in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) [...]
8th April, 2026 – Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on sustainable recovery of critical battery minerals, has today announced the filing of its 10th UK patent application, covering its proprietary process for production of key battery intermediates, including nickel MHP (mixed hydroxide precipitate), from recycled feedstocks. This latest patent application marks a significant [...]
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. [...]
