Jan 29, 2026 - EV Battery Recycling Could Be The End Of Mining!
In this episode, Imogen visits Altilium in Plymouth to see how old electric vehicle batteries are being transformed into brand-new battery materials, using a process that can recover over 95% of critical minerals including lithium, nickel, and cobalt. Today, the UK imports 100% of the materials needed to build EV batteries. But by recycling “black mass”, the shredded remains of end-of-life battery packs and gigafactory waste, Altilium is producing battery-grade cathode active materials (CAM) right here in Britain. Imogen breaks down the chemistry behind the process, Altilium`s plans to scale and compares the real-world efficiency of recycling versus mining virgin materials, revealing why battery recycling could be a game-changer for the industry.
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