Aqua Metals Expands Lithium Battery Recycling to 3,000 Tons Per Year
Aqua Metals, a pioneer in lithium battery recycling, is expanding its operations. The company has secured a substantial amount of black mass and is scaling up to a commercial-scale facility with a capacity of 3,000 tons per annum. This move follows the successful completion of its Li AquaRefining pilot project.
Aqua Metals' innovative AquaRefining process enables it to recover all valuable materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. These include cobalt, manganese dioxide, lithium hydroxide, nickel, and copper. The company's pilot facility, currently operating 24/5, can process 75 tons per annum of black mass input. This process reduces environmental impact and provides higher yield of high-purity metals compared to other recycling techniques.
The company expects its Phase 1 recycling facility to generate positive cash flow at current metals prices. Aqua Metals has secured more than 3,000 tons of black mass to reach commercial scale in 2024. The company is developing a five-acre clean metals recycling campus in Tahoe-Reno, with space for more than 10,000 tons per annum of total capacity.
Aqua Metals, the first fully operational lithium battery recycler using advanced electro-hydrometallurgy, plans to start generating revenue from recycled metals in the third quarter of 2023. With its successful pilot project and expansion plans, the company is poised to make a significant impact in the lithium-ion battery recycling industry.
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