BASF has started operating its prototype black mass refining plant in Schwarzheide, Germany recovering lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper. This marks Europe’s first co-located centre of battery recycling and battery material production, accompanying BASF’s cathode active materials (CAM) plant and commercial scale pre-treatment battery recycling plant currently under construction.

A closed-loop battery centre

Although coming online with a small capacity, it will complement the pilot pre-treatment plant already operational, and marks a big step forward in creating a closed-looped battery system. Once fully operational, the Schwarzheide centre will…

How does this tie into EU regulations?

The creation of this circular battery centre aligns with…

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