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NRC to help fund AMY-Italvolt battery cathode recycling plant Metal Tech News - August 18, 2021
American Manganese is developing a cathode recycling plant alongside Italvolt's 45 gigawatt-hour lithium-ion battery factory, the first in Italy and one of the largest in Europe.
American Manganese Inc.'s efforts to develop a cathode recycling facility alongside Italvolt's lithium-ion battery gigafactory in Italy is being bolstered by advisory services and funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.
Earlier this year, American Manganese announced it had entered into an agreement to collaborate on the development of a facility that will utilize American Manganese's patented RecycLiCo process to recycle waste lithium-ion battery cathode material at a 45 gigawatt-hour lithium-ion battery factory Italvolt is building in Scarmagno, a northern Italian town about 65 miles west of Milan.
More information on Italvolt and the agreement with American Manganese can be read at RecycLiCo going into Italian gigafactory in the March 24, 2021 edition of Metal Tech News.
In collaboration with Italvolt, American Manganese will model, commission, and test a lithium-ion battery cathode material recycling demonstration plant to include continuous operation with specific cathode waste processing objectives, such as capacity, extraction efficiency, and material purity.
"The collaboration with American Manganese is about to significantly accelerate our goals to become fully sustainable battery manufacturer," said Italvolt CEO Lars Carlstrom. "We are very impressed with the innovation and skills the collaboration can add to Italvolt, the circular economy is no longer just a vision it's about to become a reality, AMY will set new standards for the industry and we at Italvolt are very proud to be a part of this project."
NRC IRAP's Fast Pilot in Foreign Markets program, which is designed to help innovative Canadian small and medium-sized businesses overcome barriers to global market entry and facilitate direct adoption of technology in foreign markets, is supporting this international pilot project.
"Lithium-ion battery waste is a global concern, and we are thankful for the FPFM program and the opportunity to collaborate with Italvolt and validate our RecycLiCo process to the global market," said American Manganese President and CEO Larry Reaugh. "We are extremely pleased with the support from NRC IRAP."
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