Yle 1.7.2025 | A new anode material plant in the works in Kotka (external link)
Grafintec is planning a €675 million investment close to the CAM plant, which is already under construction.
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!
Grafintec is planning a €675 million investment close to the CAM plant, which is already under construction.
The recycling of electric car batteries is improving, and Fortum is a pioneer in this field in Europe. However, recycling LFP batteries presents a different challenge.
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.