Batteries

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Altilium begins construction on Plymouth battery plant

22 April 2025

Altilium has commenced construction on the UK’s first at-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and refining plant in Plymouth. The four-acre facility – known as ACT 3 – will have ...

‘Panic and terror’ as fire hits Scotland battery recycler

Residents have described “panic and terror” after a huge fire engulfed a battery ...

Herefordshire council launches kerbside collection for WEEE

As of today (7 April 2025), Herefordshire council has launched kerbside collection ...

$2.5m investment in Altilium from Mizuho bank

Mizuho Bank has made a US$2.5 million investment into UK-based Altilium Metals ...

25 February 2025

Scientists recycle lithium-ion batteries using vegetable oil

Scientists from the University of Leicester have developed a technique for extracting...

17 February 2025

‘First’ global platform for battery recycling launches

An online platform for battery recycling has today (17 February 2025) launched in ...

13 February 2025

Tozero produces ‘first’ industrial-scale recycled graphite

Battery recycler Tozero has announced that it has produced battery-grade, recycled ...

13 February 2025

Recycled battery material could outperform virgin

A new study from Imperial College London has found that recycled cathode materials ...

5 February 2025

Research calls for redesign of lithium-ion batteries

An international research group exploring the recycling, which includes the ...

4 February 2025

Altilium commences LFP battery recycling operations

Altilium has announced the commencement of its recycling operations for Lithium Iron ...

3 February 2025

£1.7m investment into Sunderland battery recycling plant

Northstar Ventures has announced a £1.7 million investment into battery recycler ...

Marubeni invests £4m in UK EV battery recycling

Japanese trading and investment group Marubeni has invested US$5 million (£4.02 ...

19 December 2024

Oxfordshire recycles 80k vapes in a year

In partnership with Cherwell district council, Oxford city council and ODS, ...

16 December 2024

Material Focus warns of ‘vapocalypse’ with 8.2m vapes thrown weekly

Research, commissioned by Material Focus and conducted by Opinium, has found that six...

12 December 2024

Fonehouse and eBay launch ‘Trade In’ service for old tech

Online marketplace eBay has launched a new service called “Trade In” which will ...

11 December 2024

Survey shows 90% support kerbside collection for WEEE

A survey has found that 90% of respondents would support kerbside collection for ...

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