OARA Online: Organization to host weekly training series starting next week

Toronto, Ontario — As we charge through the second-straight March without the regularly-scheduled Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association’s (OARA) Convention and Trade Show, the organization has unveiled some exciting virtual training opportunities, with festivities kicking off next Thursday, March 25. The OARA Virtual Training Series will bring industry experts to your desktop (or phone or iPad) […]

Closed Circuit: Hyundai partners with Quebec-based Lithion for battery recycling

Markham, Ontario — Like the person who puts the tongs back on the plate at the buffet, Hyundai Canada is striving to make the EV industry better than when they arrived by partnering with Quebec-based Lithion Recycling to handle the automaker’s battery recycling program. This move by Hyundai attempts to complete a more sustainable production […]

Mastering Masses: First Cobalt to study ‘black mass’ material from recycled batteries

Toronto, Ontario ⁠—  First Cobalt has begun a study of “black mass” material from recycled batteries as a supplemental source of feed for its hydrometallurgical refinery north of Toronto.   The company said it believes the refinery could recover cobalt, nickel, copper, and potentially lithium and manganese—in addition to planned cobalt production from primary feed. Discussions […]