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- 1German recycling firm takes aim at Europe's China lithium reliance●Can this German company help end Europe’s lithium dependence on China? China produces up to 70% of the battery-grade lit
China currently supplies up to 70% of the battery-grade lithium chemicals used in Europe, and a German recycling company has opened a new plant it hopes will help cut that dependence. The company's process recovers lithium from batteries, though significant obstacles remain before it can make a real dent in imports. The project is being watched as a test case for Europe's broader push to secure homegrown supplies of critical raw materials for the electric vehicle and battery industries.
- 2GM Completes EV Battery Recycling Pilot Using Fully Recycled Metals▼GM Completes Closed-Loop EV Battery Recycling Pilot With 100% Recycled Metals
General Motors says it has completed a closed-loop electric vehicle battery recycling pilot in which 100% of the metals used were recycled materials. The announcement, reported by Electric Cars Report, signals that batteries recovered from vehicles can be processed and returned into new cell production. If scaled, closed-loop recycling could reduce GM's dependence on newly mined lithium, nickel and cobalt and cut the environmental footprint of its EV supply chain.