Sumitomo joins U.S. in Panasonic recycling

Japanese and U.S. companies partner to streamline nickel and cathode material recovery.

In a move to push the electric vehicle industry and battery supply chain partnerships closer to a true circular economy, Panasonic Energy and Sumitomo Metal Mining have joined forces to recycle nickel from lithium-ion battery scrap and hit a 20% recycled cathode material target in automotive batteries before th...