Lithium battery recycler Elements take off has signed a multi-year off-take agreement for lithium carbonate Trafiguraa player in the global raw materials industry. The agreement includes a total of 15,000 tonnes (15 kilotons) to be delivered between 2027 and 2031.
>99% pure, recycled lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) recovered from black liquor on a commercial scale. Credit: Ascend Elements
Under the terms of the agreement, Trafigura will provide global marketing and logistics capabilities, while Ascend Elements produces refined, low-carbon lithium carbonate produced from recycled lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap through its patented Hydro-to-Cathode process.
Ascend operates recycling plants in Georgia and Kentucky and will soon have a recycling plant in Poland.
“Trafigura’s global platform, combined with our Hydro-to-Cathode process, turns circularity into security of supply,” said Linh Austin, President and CEO of Ascend Elements. “Together we will deliver low-carbon, recycled lithium carbonate that is traceable, responsibly sourced and available where customers build in the US and Europe, reducing carbon emissions, costs and geopolitical risk while accelerating a resilient battery supply chain.”
Trafigura offers extensive market reach, logistics and warehousing infrastructure to enable the global distribution of Ascend Elements’ lithium carbonate.
Ascend’s Hydro-to-Cathode direct cathode precursor (pCAM) synthesis process simplifies the recycling of lithium-ion batteries and transforms used batteries into durable, tailor-made battery materials that can match or exceed the performance of virgin materials. Ascend shreds the lithium battery and goes straight to cathode production instead of extracting and recovering intermediate compounds.
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