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At the end of August, US battery recycler, Cirba Solutions, officially opened its expanded black mass-producing facility in Lancaster, Ohio. With the support of federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Cirba Solutions has added two additional processing lines, now capable of producing 20,000 tonnes of black mass per year, one fully operational this will increase nearer to 35,000 tonnes. The company welcomed members of the Department of Energy (DoE) to witness the opening of the expanded facility.
Strengthening Cirba Solutions’ position in the industry
Previously, the Lancaster plant operated on a relatively small scale for lithium ion batteries. The expansion of the black mass production capacity reinforces Cirba Solutions’ ambition to begin refining black mass in the coming years with its black mass production acting as feedstock. It aims to open a hydrometallurgical plant in Lancaster by 2026, with plans to eventually produce enough battery salts to power up to 250,000 EVs.
This expansion has been made possible in part by a USD75 million grant from the DoE, awarded through the BIL in 2022. The company allocated these funds towards the recent expansion of the Lancaster facility.
Feedstock supply and further expansion plans
Cirba Solutions has established partnerships with multiple OEMs, including …
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