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Vianode and FAAM said they demonstrated that graphite from FAAM’s anode production scrap can be recycled into anode-grade graphite. The companies said they are expanding the collaboration to scale the process toward industrial deployment.
Princeton NuEnergy says it will receive battery manufacturing scrap from SK Battery America under a planned expansion of their closed-loop recycling collaboration. The arrangement matters because it links battery production waste back into recycling for EV battery supply chains.
The Fraunhofer Battery Alliance is widening its collaboration with South Korean partners through two new letters of intent. The planned projects cover battery materials, cell production and recycling, which could support future battery development.
CATL has opened its largest Ning Service Centre outside Asia in Oslo. The site is intended to support Norway and the Nordic region with battery testing, maintenance, repair, second-life applications and recycling.
Electrified Materials, a majority-owned recycling subsidiary of American Resources, signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Blackion. The proposed all-stock deal would bring together battery lifecycle and critical materials activities, with value tied to an agreed EMCO pre-money valuation.
According to electrive, Vianode and FAAM say they have demonstrated recycling waste graphite from battery production into high-performance anode material and now aim to scale the approach for industrial use.
China has presented a new five-year plan for the battery industry that targets larger-scale use of solid-state batteries by 2030. The plan also mentions sodium-ion batteries, fast charging, recycling and industry consolidation.
GM said it completed a closed-loop EV battery recycling pilot using recycled nickel, cobalt and manganese in new battery cells. The result points to a recycling path for battery materials used in electric vehicles.