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North America just got its first recycled Li-ion battery materials plant

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Photo: Green Li-ion Green Li-ion has launched North America’s first commercial-scale plant to process unsorted battery waste, or “black mass,” from used lithium-ion batteries. The material is then exported overseas, most often to China and South Korea, for further processing.

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Aqua Metals and Yulho form strategic partnership for sustainable lithium battery recycling in S Korea

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Li-ion battery recycling technology company Aqua Metals ( earlier post ) entered into a strategic partnership with Yulho Co., a storage solution and battery materials company based in South Korea. For the equity investment, Yulho has agreed to the purchase of approximately 4.5

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POSCO to set up two JVs with Huayou Cobalt for Li-ion battery precursors and cathodes

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South Korea-based steelmaker POSCO will establish two Li-ion battery material joint ventures in China with leading cobalt supplier Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. China’s Huayou Cobalt is the largest cobalt producer in China and is capable of supplying 50% of demand from lithium-ion battery producers.

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IDTechEX: solid-state battery market will grow to $8B by 2031

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Flammable liquid electrolytes in most commercial li-ion batteries are considered a threat to safety as they can easily shrink under high temperatures, lead to short circuits and then catch fire. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role.

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Continental and SK Innovation move forward on automotive Li-ion battery joint venture

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Moving forward on their Heads of Agreement signed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post ) Korea-based SK Innovation and the international automotive supplier Continental signed an agreement to found a jointly managed company to develop, to produce and to market automotive Li-ion battery systems.

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UNIST/Stanford team develops new Li-ion anode with silicon-nanolayer-embedded graphite/carbon; 1,043?Wh/l full LiCoO2 cell

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Researchers affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, and Stanford University have demonstrated the feasibility of a next-generation hybrid anode for high-capacity Li-on batteries using silicon-nanolayer-embedded graphite/carbon. g cm −3 ; areal capacity loading of >3.3 mAh cm

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Report: Samsung SDI Has a Major Li-ion Automotive Battery Contract in the Pipeline; Aiming to Be Top Li-ion Producer

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The Korea Times reports that South Korea-based Samsung SDI says it has another “ big deal ” with an automaker “ in the pipeline ”; company officials declined to reveal the name of the automaker. share of the world market for lithium-ion batteries in 2009, with Samsung SDI holding a 15.1%

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