{"id":539,"date":"2025-04-22T10:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T10:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2025-04-28T01:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T01:31:25","slug":"construction-begins-on-uks-first-at-scale-ev-battery-recycling-and-refining-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/construction-begins-on-uks-first-at-scale-ev-battery-recycling-and-refining-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction begins on \u201cUK\u2019s first\u201d at-scale EV battery recycling and refining plant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Altilium has commenced construction on what it calls the \u201cUK\u2019s first at-scale\u201d electric vehicle battery recycling and refining plant.<\/h4>\n

Construction work at the four-acre site in Plymouth, Devon has begun, with engineering design work being completed by global engineering consultancy Hatch.<\/p>\n

Altilium says the facility will have the capacity to recover critical battery minerals, including lithium, nickel and graphite, from 24,000 electric vehicles per year.<\/p>\n

Using Altilium\u2019s proprietary EcoCathode\"\u2122\" process, the company says battery scrap will be recycled into Nickel-Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate (MHP) and Lithium Sulphate, which are critical intermediate materials for domestic production of battery cathodes.<\/p>\n

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Our ACT 3 site marks the next phase in Altilium\u2019s mission to close the loop on battery materials here in Britain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Commenting on the announcement, Dr Christian Marston, Altilium COO, said: \u201cOur ACT 3 site marks the next phase in Altilium\u2019s mission to close the loop on battery materials here in Britain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to be building this scale-up facility here in Plymouth, which will be a cornerstone of the UK\u2019s electric vehicle battery supply chain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about taking a strategic and incremental approach to scaling a vital new industry, one that ensures value stays in the country and creates long-term skilled green jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altilium says the plant is part of a pathway for the construction of Altilium\u2019s planned ACT 4 mega-scale refinery later this decade.<\/p>\n

The plant adds to Altilium\u2019s existing and planned facilities, which include<\/p>\n