Nissan partners with Lithion Technologies for battery recycling in Canada
Andrew Harkness, Director of Dealer Network Development, Electrification, and Corporate Strategy at Nissan Canada Inc., said the partnership with Lithion Technologies for battery recycling will not only help localise battery recycling but also “reduce dependence on mining, and support the growth of Canada’s clean tech sector.” The hydrometallurgical recycling process used by Lithion Technologies enables the recovery of up to 95% of critical battery materials and 98% of critical minerals.
Nissan Canada operations include 136 electric vehicle-certified dealers across the country. Lithion Technologies’ recycling infrastructure includes its commercial facility in Saint-Bruno facility, Quebec. The Canadian battery recycler says the plant is designed to efficiently process EV batteries at scale, “supporting the rapidly expanding Canadian EV market and aligning with Nissan’s goals for a greener supply chain.”
Lithion Technologies was founded in Montreal in 2018. In January 2025, the Canadian battery recycler partnered with the North American Volvo subsidiary Novo Bus. In 2024 alone, the bus manufacturer signed deals with Canadian public transport operators Durham Region Transit, BC Transit and OC Transpo and the city of Regina. Lithion also has a battery recycling collaboration with Hyundai, following on from a three-year validation project, and now bundles the capacities from over 250 Hyundai and Genesis dealers in Canada to supply Lithion with used batteries. General Motors acquired a stake in Lithion in 2022, stating that it sees Lithion’s technology “as the opportunity to recover and reuse raw material in our Ultium battery packs, making the EVs we produce even more sustainable and helping drive down costs”.
According to Automotive News Canada last week, Nissan is keeping up its growth in Canada despite US tariffs. The Japanese carmaker recently received new shipments of the Leaf and is getting ready for new hybrids. According to Nissan Canada president Stever Rhind, the company has leaned on competitive pricing and a slate of updated models to maintain sales growth in 2025 and into next year.
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