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  • Northvolt Revolt lithium battery recycling hydrometallurgical Europe waste

    Northvolt produces first recycled battery

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 12, 2022

    European battery supplier Northvolt Nov. 12 announced that its recycling program, Revolt, has produced its first lithium-ion battery cell featuring a nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode entirely from recovered battery waste. "What we have shown here is a clear pathway to closing the loop on batteries and that there exists a sustainable, environmentally-preferable alternative to conventional mining in order to source raw materials for battery production," said Emma Nehrenheim,...

  • Northvolt Cinis Fertilizer sodium sulfate salt waste recycling low-carbon

    A greener use for Northvolt battery waste

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Oct 19, 2021

    Lithium battery manufacturer Northvolt has partnered up with an unlikely collaborator, Swedish startup Cinis Fertilizer, signing an offtake agreement for sodium sulfate salt to be recovered from battery manufacturing processes and repurposed for commercial use. Aiming to produce the world's most environmentally friendly mineral fertilizer by recycling industrial waste products from the pulp and paper industry, as well as the battery manufacturing industry, Cinis intends to...