Addressing the growing volume of end-of-life EV batteries expected over the coming decade, the new platform underlines Altilium’s commitment to reducing the environmental impact of battery waste and accelerating the growth of a circular economy for critical battery minerals in the UK.
Building on Altilium’s extensive relationships with vehicle dismantlers, automotive OEMs and insurance companies, Recell.store provides a user-friendly interface for businesses looking to sell used batteries for recycling or second-life applications. With just a few clicks, users can register their details on Recell.store’s database and get a quote for their battery pack. Once a sale is agreed, Altilium will arrange for collection of the battery for recycling at its UK facilities.
Business can also register to join Altilium’s network of affiliated recyclers. By partnering with car dealers and dismantlers working with spent batteries, Altilium aims to help reduce the pressure of EV battery storage and the associated costs.
As sales of EVs continues to grow, so too will the need for responsible management of end-of-life batteries. According to McKinsey, over 100 million batteries are expected to be retired in the next decade.
By streamlining the process of selling and collecting, Recell.store ensures these batteries will be handled safely and sustainably. Furthermore, by recovering the critical materials such as lithium and nickel from battery waste, Altilium is creating a circular economy for battery metals and supporting the UK’s transition to a clean transport future.
Once EV battery packs are collected, they are dismantled and shredded before being processed to recover the critical battery metals, as well as graphite. Altilium’s EcoCathode technology can recover over 95 percent of the battery metals from an end-of-life EV battery, reducing the cost of battery raw materials by up to 20 percent and cutting greenhouse gas emissions by up to 74 percent compared to virgin materials. These materials can then be used for new battery production in the UK, reducing our reliance on mining and making EVs even greener.
“Recell.store not only provides a practical solution for managing end-of-life EV batteries but also reinforces our commitment to environmental stewardship” said Rod Savage, Altilium’s Programme Director, Batteries and Black Mass. “By facilitating the recycling and reuse of these batteries, we are helping to reduce waste and conserve valuable resources. By registering with Recell.store, users can have full peace of mind knowing we will handle the collection of these hazardous materials and the recycling of the battery in a way that is safe and environmentally friendly.”
Altilium is already collecting end-of-life EV batteries from multiple automotive OEMs in the UK, in addition to partners such as Synetiq and Connected Energy, for recycling at its facilities in Devon. To handle the growing volume of battery waste, the company is planning to build the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant in Teesside, with capacity to process batteries from over 150,000 EVs per year.
Altilium will deliver full battery circularity. Its approach goes beyond traditional recycling and ensures critical minerals are kept within the UK supply chain, by collecting old EV batteries, processing them into black mass and chemically refining the materials into battery-ready Precursor-CAM and CAM.
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