Eriez reported that its Shred1 system can increase copper recovery rates to about 94% in scrap processing. The technology uses magnetic forces and ballistic separation to improve sorting efficiency. Such innovations are enhancing both recovery rates and material quality in recycling operations.

On the evening of March 18, 2026, at Chery Automobile Battery Night 2026 in Wuhu, Anhui, Chery unveiled its Rhino all-solid-state battery technology. It had completed the development and pilot production of a 60Ah, 400Wh/kg all-solid-state battery cell and was advancing toward an ultra-high energy density of 600Wh/kg.

Recently, Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan and Kobe Steel jointly announced that the world’s first next-generation hydrogen-fueled power generation system for hydrogen-based power generation had officially commenced operation. The system features a liquid hydrogen energy supply model and is designed to provide stable power for future large gas turbine generators, filling the global technological gap in direct liquid hydrogen supply for power generation. The newly commissioned system was developed under the NEDO-funded project in Japan, “Development of Technologies to Improve Hydrogen-Fueled Power Generation Efficiency and Performance Under the Hydrogen CGS Regional Model,” and was deployed at the Kobe Hydrogen Energy Center on Port Island in Kobe. It is the world’s first hydrogen supply power generation system to adopt an intermediate fluid vaporizer (IFV) for hydrogen together with a liquid hydrogen pump , enabling liquid hydrogen to be pressurized above critical pressure and directly supplying hydrogen fuel to power plants in a stable manner. The project had a clear division of responsibilities: Kawasaki Heavy Industries was responsible for optimizing the liquid hydrogen pressurization fuel supply system for gas turbine generators, while Kobe Steel focused on the R&D of IFV equipment utilizing the cold energy of liquid hydrogen. At present, demonstration tests have successfully delivered hydrogen fuel to a wet gas turbine, and subsequent hydrogen supply tests for a dry gas turbine will be carried out, with a focus on verifying operating performance under high summer temperature conditions as well as the long-term operational reliability of the liquid hydrogen pump.

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On March 17, Rongbai Technology released the "Announcement Regarding the Adjustment of the Equity Structure of a Wholly-Owned Korean Subsidiary and Related Party Transactions," stating its intention to adjust the equity structure of its wholly-owned Korean subsidiary, Jaese Energy Co., Ltd., and to gradually sell the ternary cathode production capacity of Korea JS. This move aims to address challenges related to relevant uncertainties and enhance the company's core competitiveness for long-term participation in the North American lithium battery market, thereby avoiding significant idle overseas production capacity.

On March 17, Shengquan Group (605589.SH) disclosed on the investor interaction platform that the company had completed construction of a 10 kt sodium-ion battery hard carbon anode production line. Products developed based on the dual technology routes of biomass refining and resin have successfully entered the supply chains of leading battery cell enterprises and can be adapted to multiple application scenarios including energy storage and 3C. The industrialisation layout of sodium-ion battery materials has achieved a key breakthrough.