Entries by msv2016

Sorting by Means of AI

Northern Ireland-based company AGGAI Ltd intends to enter the global market and offers AI-powered separation systems. According to James Vaughan, founder of the engineering company with over a decade of experience in material handling, AGGAI has launched into the global market. It would deliver “advanced AI-powered separation systems that help producers recover cleaner, higher-value materials […]

Ecobat is Focusing on Core Recycling Operations

In August, USA-headquartered company Ecobat – a global leader in battery recycling – announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its battery recycling and specialty lead operations in Germany and Austria to Clarios, a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions. The transaction would include Ecobat’s facilities in Freiberg and Braubach […]

Joint Venture in Battery Recycling

German-based revomet GmbH, founded in 2023 as a subsidiary of the international Cronimet Group, and Chinese CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd. have officially finalized their joint venture following the Heads of Agreement signed in December 2023. “Once all conditions from the joint venture agreement have been met, CNGR will acquire a 25 percent stake in […]

Lithium Recovery from Spent Electric Vehicle Batteries

European companies cylib and Syensqo reported a significant milestone in circular battery materials processing by producing high-purity lithium hydroxide from spent electric vehicle (EV) batteries. According to the joint press release, this collaboration would mark a major advancement in the recovery of valuable materials, “as very few recycling companies today can produce lithium at battery-grade, […]

Reuse and Recycling of EV-Batteries: Meeting the EU Challenge

Stena Recycling Battery Center in Farum, Denmark, taps WireFlow Donsö system for second-life application. With at least 30 million zero-emission electric vehicles forecasted to be on EU roads by 2030, the EU battery directive aims to ensure batteries can be repurposed, remanufactured, or recycled at the end of life. Up to 18 times more lithium […]

Recycled Glass for American Solar Panels

USA-based company Solarcycle reported that Illuminate USA, the largest single-site solar panel manufacturer in North America, has signed a five-year agreement with the solar panel recycler to purchase domestically manufactured solar glass. “The glass will support the production of three gigawatts (GW) of solar panels each year at Illuminate USA’s advanced manufacturing facility based in […]

Swiss-Indian Partnership for Green Chemistry

Archroma, a global leader in sustainable specialty chemicals, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (V.J.T.I.), Mumbai, to advance research and innovation in green chemistry and sustainable technologies. As reported, the collaboration focuses on pioneering research and development in green chemistry, emphasizing the design of safer chemicals and cleaner industrial processes. […]

CDE Publishes Sustainability Report

On July 24, 2025, at Earth Overshoot Day – the day in which humanity’s consumption and use of ecological resources and services exceeds what earth can regenerate in that year – CDE, a leader in wet processing solutions for the natural and waste recycling sectors, has published its 2024 sustainability report. The self-declared report centers […]

PureCycle Has Big Plans for the Future

American company PureCycle Technologies LLC., a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license for the patented dissolution recycling technology (developed by The Procter & Gamble Company) designed to transform polypropylene plastic waste (designated as #5 plastic) into a continuously renewable resource. The purification process removes color, odor, and other impurities from this plastic […]

Vecoplan: New Area Creates Space for Heavy Machinery

German-based Vecoplan AG, a company specialized in machinery and plants for shredding, conveying, and processing, is investing more than five million Euro to expand its main site in Bad Marienberg. It has enlarged its Plant I by a total of 1,900 square meters, while also investing in new production equipment. The engineering company is preparing […]