British recycling firm Altilium is building up its operations to a “fully circular” model that will enable the recovery of battery-grade metals from scrap or black mass, a company spokesman told Fastmarkets on Thursday October 10.

The aluminium producer Hydro has been focusing its research and development (R&D) efforts in the US on increasing its recycling-based extrusion ingot production, Hydro Aluminium Metals USA president Duncan Pitchford told Fastmarkets.

California could soon enact legislation that would make electric vehicle (EV) battery producers responsible for ensuring end-of-life management and recycling of their batteries after Senate Bill (SB) 615 was approved by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, clearing the way for a floor vote.

In the week leading up to August 15, prices for old corrugated container (OCC) imports into Southeast Asia and Taiwan varied, leading to reduced demand and lower prices for US OCC in the region.

US scrap battery volumes are expected to soar over the next decade, precipitated by increased electrification and decarbonization efforts, according to estimates from Fastmarkets’ research team

As copper prices reach record highs and analysts warn of ‘unsustainable deficits’, we explore the key trends shaping the copper market

As copper prices reach record highs and analysts warn of ‘unsustainable deficits’, we explore the key trends shaping the copper market

Payables for black mass in the CIF South Korea market inched down in July from the year-to-date highs recorded in June

Alaska-based Graphite One announced on Monday July 29 that it has entered into a non-binding supply agreement with California-headquartered EV maker Lucid Motors to advance its Graphite One Project mission of planning a complete US domestic supply chain for advanced graphite materials

Major chemical company BASF is pausing its plans to build a large refinery for battery recycling in Spain due to sluggish adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the EU, the firm said late last week