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Business Finland's release on Finland's national battery strategy, featuring the research of life-cycle assessment of battery recycling, attracted a lot of international coverage. Take a look!
One of the key elements of a sustainable and competitive battery ecosystem is recycling and Finland has been chosen to coordinate the European battery industry's research on the topic.
The Finnish battery industry is still in early stages. Article lists related companies and their financial growth. Article in Finnish.
Analysis of metal availability and the profitability of old geological surveys. Article in Finnish.
Finland holds critical raw materials to be mined, refined or recycled according to EU's interests. Article in Finnish.
The need for mines has increased with the electrification of vehicles and the shift to green energy sources. Article in Finnish.
BloombergNEF (BNEF) has ranked Finland as 4th worldwide and 1st Europewide in their lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking.
Finland's National Battery Strategy and BATCircle featured in Forbes Japan
Article in Korean.
News articles and other content featuring the BATCircle consortium.
Webinar about "win-win ecosystems" related to BATCircle2.0. Join with link: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/65074785901
Article in Finnish.
Assistant Professor Rodrigo Serna (Aalto University) and Associate Research Professor Simon Michaux (GTK) were interviewed by Kauppalehti about the demand and deficiency of battery minerals and metals.
National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF/VTV) has published a report on sustainable mining in Finland. The report is in Finnish.
A news piece on Mining.com on the new study by Rinne et al.
A Phys.org news piece on the new study by Rinne et al.
T&T featured BATCircle in its article about battery waste recycling (in Finnish).
Prof. Mari Lundström (Aalto University) discussed battery production and recycling in Finland at Yle Ykkösaamu (in Finnish).
Marja Rinne (Aalto University) visited the DNA Tulevaisuustehdas video series to discuss battery recycling. Content in Finnish.
Prof. Mari Lundström was interviewed by Tekniikan Maailma (in Finnish).
Article about the BATCircle consortium (in Finnish).
Helsingin Sanomat wrote about the Finnish battery industry (in Finnish).
News articles and important announcements featuring BATCircle consortium commercial partners.
Through hydrometallurgical means, battery waste will be recycled with an expected input capacity of 30 000 tons by 2027. The production is scheduled to begin in 2025.
The two companies are figuring out if Finland can support the use of small modular reactors and if it could be used in Tornio. Articles in Finnish.
An exhibition on energy transitions and the challenges and solutions driving our response to the global energy crisis across research and industry on 16.3 in Dipoli, Otaniemi.
Prof. Lundström comments on small-sized lithium battery recycling in EU. Article in Finnish.
5-year contract with Stellantis starts in 2025. Article in Finnish.
Sensmet's µDOES performs fast online analysis, and was piloted in Keliber's lithium production.
Competence in metallurgy is needed as the energy transition increases the demand for metals, and the reuse of materials requires new competence.
English article also available on Mining Weekly: https://www.miningweekly.com/article/metso-outotec-to-provide-soda-pressure-leaching-technology-for-keliber-refinery-2022-12-19
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Important Project of Common European interest (“IPCEI”) to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries.
The City of Vaasa and Johnson Matthey have signed a Common Letter of Intent on 2 April 2021. The front-end engineering design for the battery value chain operator Johnson Matthey’s commercial plant in Vaasa has begun. The plant is planned to be in operation in 2024.
BATCircle members appointed to the executive board and association delegation of Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA)
The Commission has approved a second Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain.
The carbon footprint is altogether 60% lower than in existing conventional processes.
Through hydrometallurgical means, battery waste will be recycled with an expected input capacity of 30 000 tons by 2027. The production is scheduled to begin in 2025.
