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 […]
Li-Cycle Listed: Ontario battery recyclers files to go public on NYSE
Mississauga, Ontario – Li-Cycle is raising funds for global expansion by going public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in a deal that values the battery recycler at US$1.7 billion, the company announced Tuesday. The five-year-old private company has unveiled plans to merge with Peridot Acquisition Corp., an NYSE-listed special acquisition corporation (SPAC). If […]
Lean on Lithion: Quebec recycling company discusses dangers of EV batteries
Toronto, Ontario –The number of electric vehicles on the road is on a steady rise. With nearly 100,000 electric vehicles in Canada, it’s clear that the future of transportation is green and clean. However, with the lessening of emissions in the air, there is a new unexpected risk many outside of the auto recycling industry don’t […]
