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BASF begins production of black mass in Germany

BASF has successfully commissioned its black mass production plant in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg. The German plant is one of the largest commercial black mass plants in Europe, with an annual processing capacity of up to 15,000 tons of spent lithium-ion batteries and production scrap. This corresponds to around 40,000 electric car batteries per year.

CATL considers salt content in lithium-metal batteries to be elementary

GM plans LFP cells with Samsung SDI and LGES

Amprius contracts South Korean battery manufacturer

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Daimler Buses unveil eCitaro with NMC4 batteries

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Samsung SDI paves way for prismatic batteries at Hungary plant

ElevenEs announces fast-charging LFP cell

First EVs with CATL’s swappable batteries on the market

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Lion Smart to study fast charging truck batteries

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BatteryPass-Ready develops test environment for battery passports

DB installs second-life battery storage at ICE depot in Leipzig

After production halt in Sweden: Work at Northvolt plant in Germany continues

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Rio Tinto and Codelco to develop lithium mines in Chile

Michigan team develops battery tech to enable 5x faster EV charging in the cold

Northvolt discontinues production at its main plant in Sweden

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Canadian battery recycler Li-Cycle files for bankruptcy protection

CATL launches production at new battery factory in northern China

Ford to split battery factory in Kentucky with Nissan

BMW integrates Solid Powers’ solid-state batteries into i7

Fortum launches Battery Box for EV battery recycling logistics

CATL to open 300 battery exchange stations for electric trucks by the end of the year