First EV battery recycling in South Korea by Earthtech

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Earthtech will be the first Korean company to enter the battery recycling business and recently started construction of a dedicated facility for dismantling electric vehicles and recycling used batteries.

The first construction phase is scheduled for completion in March 2020. Earthtech is reportedly able to dismantle 5,000 electric vehicles per year and process 2,000 tons of used batteries. Earthtech says it will invest 24 billion won (about $20 million USD) in the plant and that it is the first such facility at a single location.

At the plant, the batteries will first be tested for performance and, depending on their condition and capacity, prepared for use in stationary energy storage systems. If this is no longer possible, raw materials such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and other valuable metals are recovered from the electricity storage systems. Earthtech has not yet specified a targeted degree of recycling for the individual recyclable materials.

The dismantling is to take place under strict environmental conditions. The work will only take place in the workshop and therefore not outdoors.

When it comes to recycling batteries, our visit to the specialist company Duesenfeld near Braunschweig showed how the recycling of batteries can work.

koreabizwire.com

3 Comments

about „First EV battery recycling in South Korea by Earthtech“
Kazi Rayhan
19.01.2020 um 13:56
Hi there, I am Kazi Rayhan from Bangladesh. There are lots of auto rickshaws in Bangladesh. I want a machine to make old battery as a new battery. Can you please help me. Sometimes the batteries got down and the rickshaw puller can't buy new batteries.
Amit
24.07.2021 um 17:31
Hi this is Amit here. We want to setup a Li battery recycling plant in India and are looking for a technology partner with whom we can partner with. Looking forward to your positive response
William Foster
16.03.2022 um 18:16
WITH THE PRICE OF GAS HERE IN ARIZONA USA I AM THINKING A BATTERY OPERATED/POWERED RICKSHAW MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

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