Published: January 7, 2022 |

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Lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company Battery Resourcers has unveiled plans to open a commercial-scale and lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Georgia.

With an investment of $43 million, the new facility is being built at 9172 Industrial Drive in Covington that is near to various EV manufacturing hubs and lithium-ion gigafactories.

Slated to be operational in August this year, the new 154,000 foot facility is expected to become one of the largest battery recycling facilities in North America.

The facility will hold the potential to process 30,000 metric tonnes of discarded lithium-ion batteries and scrap per annum, thereby helping to return battery grade lithium, cobalt and nickel back into the battery supply chain.

“Automotive OEMs are sitting on mountains of discarded batteries and scrap, and right now they have very few options for responsible and cost-effective disposal,” said Battery Resourcers CEO and Director Michael O’Kronley.

“With this convenient U.S. location and our next-generation technology, we are providing a sustainable solution to help minimize the need for mining while returning valuable, battery-grade materials back into the lithium-ion supply chain,” added O’Kronley.

“This is just the latest job creator to move to Georgia because of our leadership position in the electric vehicle manufacturing space,” said Governor Brian P. Kemp.

“I’m proud to welcome Battery Resourcers as they open their state-of-the-art Covington facility. We are honored that they have chosen the Peach State for this milestone business venture and look forward to the opportunities we can create together for hardworking Georgians,” added Kemp.

Battery Resourcers stated that the opening of the Covington facility marks the first phase of its strategic expansion.

It added that plans are already underway to open an additional facility for precursor and cathode-active material production in 2023 using the firm’s patented Hydro-to Cathode technology.

The Hydro-to Cathode recycling process is 93 percent cleaner at a 59 percent lower cost compared to mining and production of new materials, said the company.

With an aim of processing around 150,000 metric tonnes of lithium-ion material across the globe per annum, Battery Resourcers aims to open additional facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

Source: NS Energy

About Battery Resourcers
Based in Worcester, Mass., Battery Resourcers operates the world’s most efficient lithium-ion battery recycling process. Unlike other battery recycling companies, Battery Resourcers offers a fundamentally new approach to lithium-ion battery manufacturing, starting with a mixed stream of used lithium-ion batteries or production scrap and ending with the production of finished battery-ready cathode active materials. The company is also engineering a novel process for graphite recovery and purification, which will enable it to return both the cathode and anode active materials back to manufacturers of new batteries. Founded in 2015 with a mission of returning 100 percent of battery active materials back into new batteries, the company today makes EV-grade, finished cathode active materials that meet or exceed the performance requirements set by other industry-leading brands.

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