Altilium delivers second shipment of CAM from EV battery recycling for cell production at UKBIC and validation by a leading Automaker.
We’ve successfully delivered our second shipment of recycled cathode active material (CAM) to the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) for EV battery cell production and qualification.
In a UK first, high-nickel NMC 811 battery cells are being produced using CAM made from end-of-life EV batteries at the national battery scale-up facility. The Altilium EcoCathode™ NMC 811-2036 material will undergo industrial scale cell production with final product validation by a leading automotive OEM.
With new EU regulations requiring 12% recycled lithium, 5% recycled nickel and 26% recycled cobalt by 2036, Altilium is supporting Automotive customers meet their regulatory as well as sustainability targets.
Altilium’s EcoCathode™ process recycles over 95% of cathode metals, including lithium and nickel from old EV batteries. These materials undergo upcycling to high nickel CAM, ensuring reuse in new batteries with 74% lower carbon and expected lower cost compared to virgin materials.
CAM is the most expensive component in an EV battery, as well as the most carbon intensive. By recovering these critical battery materials from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap and upcycling to modern battery materials, Altilium is helping to decarbonise and onshore UK automotive supply chains.
