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Li-Cycle starts operations at its first European lithium-ion battery recycling facility

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Li-Cycle Holdings announced the start of commercial operations at its first Spoke recycling facility in Europe, located in Magdeburg, Germany. Each main line has the capacity to process up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year.

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Team develops high-capacity Li-ion sulfur battery; no Li-metal anode

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Now, a team from Spain, Italy and Germany reports an efficient lithium?ion ion battery using an enhanced sulfur–carbon composite cathode that exploits graphene carbon with a 3D array (3DG?S) based anode (Li y SiO x –C)—i.e. avoiding the use of a Li metal anode entirely. The Li y SiO x –C/3DG?S cost and high?energy?storage

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Glencore and Li-Cycle to study developing recycling hub to be largest source of recycled battery-grade lithium, nickel and cobalt in Europe

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Glencore International AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore plc, a leading producer, recycler, and marketer of nickel and cobalt for the production of electric vehicle batteries, and Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., A Li-Cycle Hub is a hydrometallurgical facility that processes black mass from lithium-ion batteries.

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Canada’s Li-Cycle and Glencore unveil plans for recycling hub in Italy

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Canadian battery recycler Li-Cycle Holdings Corp says it plans to manufacture a recycling hub in Italy in conjunction with Swiss miner and commodity dealer Glencore Plc to form battery fabrics, together with lithium. Glencore had introduced an funding of US $200 million into Li-Cycle terminating past.

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Leclanché introduces new generation of Li-ion modules for e-transport; high-volume production line

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Leclanché SA has developed a new generation of lithium-ion battery modules for energy-intensive e-transport applications, such as marine, commercial vehicle and railway, and simultaneously inaugurated a dedicated new production line for high volume manufacture in Europe. principles.

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Kiepe Electric orders 80 trolleybus Li-ion battery systems from Voltabox

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Kiepe Electric has ordered 80 standardized lithium-ion battery systems from Voltabox AG for trolleybuses. The Voltabox systems will support trolleybuses in four cities in Switzerland and Italy. These ensure optimal operating conditions even under high differences in temperature, as seen in many regions of Italy.

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Swiss battery maker ecovolta building 200 MWh automated Li-ion battery pack assembly plant

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The Swiss company ecovolta is building a fully automated Li-Ion battery pack assembly plant in Schwyz with an annual capacity of 200 MWh. Ecovolta combines the development expertise of various companies from Switzerland and Italy. This will make it one of the largest such plants in Europe after its launch in September 2018.

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