Finland-based Circular Ecosystem of Battery Metals, BATCircle, aims at improving the competitiveness of the Finnish battery value chain.
The three-year BATCircle3.0 project, led by Aalto University, offers a strategic focus on new openings for battery materials refining and battery recycling.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment recently published Finland's new National Mineral Strategy, which outlines the future of sustainable and responsible mineral exploitation. Also, their 2021 release on Finland's national battery strategy attracted extensive international coverage. Take a look!
Electric car battery recycling is improving, and Fortum is a pioneer in this across Europe. The metal is recovered even better than in mines. So-called LFP batteries are a more difficult challenge than others.
Recycling lithium from battery waste is currently being studied extensively. Tobias Wesselborg, a researcher at LUT University and a BATCircle contributor, developed two new processes for hydrometallurgical recycling of waste. One of them was even tested as a continuous process.
Construction of a €770 M cathode active material production plant in the Kymenlaakso region will begin in the spring of 2025. The environmental permit processing was given priority as the project is considered part of the national green transition.
Finnish listed companies are pioneers in advancing the circular economy in the Nordic region.
Spring 2025 brings new opportunities for Finnish actors in the battery space, as Horizon Europe will open to funding applications in May.
