Johnson Matthey, in North America (e.g., refineries in Michigan and New Jersey), increased the yield and throughput of high-purity platinum and palladium (purity of 99.99%+) by optimizing solvent extraction and electrolysis purification processes and upgrading automation, in order to address the tight supply of raw materials from South Africa and Russia. BASF, in North America (e.g., sites in Michigan and Ohio), focused on improving the efficiency of secondary refining of platinum and palladium as well as catalyst regeneration, while expanding capacity for high-purity platinum and palladium salts and sponge, in order to offset the impact of restricted imports of Russian platinum group metals (PGMs) and production cuts at South African mines.

Recently, the Chongqing Tongnan High-tech Zone Management Committee issued the second public notice for the environmental impact assessment of the "Battery Resource Recycling Project of a company in Chongqing." The project is located on Chuangxin Avenue, Zitong Subdistrict, Tongnan District, Chongqing. It involves constructing one power battery recovery and regeneration production line, including a 5,000 tons/year battery pack dismantling line, one 4,200 tons/year battery cell dismantling line, and one 1,600 tons/year lithium iron phosphate cathode material repair line.

[Carbon Hunt Regeneration plans to build a 30,000-ton power battery recycling and comprehensive utilization project] Recently, Carbon Hunt Regeneration Resources (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. conducted the second environmental impact assessment public announcement for its new energy lithium battery harmless, green, low-carbon circulation reuse project. The total investment of the project is 150 million yuan, with a land area of 4600 square meters. The project is scheduled to be built from January 2024 to June 2024, establishing 4 new harmless full-process processing production lines for waste lithium-ion batteries. It is expected to process 20,000 tons of waste lithium iron phosphate batteries and 10,000 tons of waste ternary batteries annually, providing feasible positive and negative electrode material powder for use.

With the rapid development of the NEV industry, the number of power lithium-ion batteries has been growing exponentially. Currently, the recycling of cathode materials for lithium batteries has been largely commercialized, but the recycling of retired anode graphite is still in its infancy. According to industry forecasts, the total amount of scrap graphite anodes to be recycled in 2025 will exceed 150,000 mt, with an annual compound growth rate of around 40%. The market potential and demand for both virgin and scrap graphite anode materials are enormous. However, the supply of non-renewable graphite resources is limited, and the environmental pressure from discarded graphite is significant. High-quality, low-cost repair and recycling of scrap graphite with high impurity content and severely damaged crystal structures remain industry challenges. Currently, the industry still lacks large-scale, low-carbon, and environmentally friendly solutions. What are the main challenges faced by current scrap lithium battery anode recycling technologies? In which fields do recycled anode materials have potential application value? What are the possible future directions and trends in scrap lithium battery anode recycling technology? SMM will launch the Lithium Battery Recycling Forum at the CLNB 2025 New Energy Entire Industry Chain Expo, April 16-18, 2025. Jun Gong, Deputy General Manager of Hunan Brunp Shanhe New Materials Co., Ltd., will be a keynote speaker, delivering a presentation on the high-quality recycling applications of scrap lithium battery anodes. Jun Gong, male, 37 years old, holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Central South University (2015) and completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University (2023). He has been engaged in research and technology development of new energy-saving systems and new energy equipment systems for 15 years. He has led and completed one national, one provincial, and one municipal-level project, and has participated in over 10 scientific research projects as a core member. He has published more than 30 academic papers in top-tier journals such as Applied Energy and has applied for/obtained over 50 patents. Since 2020, he has served as Technical Director, General Manager Assistant, and Deputy General Manager and Director of Brunp Shanhe. Jun Gong, Deputy General Manager of Hunan Brunp Shanhe New Materials Co., Ltd., cordially invites you to participate in the Lithium Battery Recycling Forum at the CLNB 2025 New Energy Entire Industry Chain Expo. April 17, 2025 Title Sponsor: Jereh New Energy Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. [13:30-13:55] DRT Power Battery Recycling Industry High-Quality Development Practices Xiaobing Zhang, Ph.D., Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. [13:55-14:20] How to Improve Dismantling and Crushing Through Technological Innovation to Increase Recovery Rates and Reduce Costs Qun Yu, Vice President of Jereh New Energy Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. [14:20-14:45] Physical Recycling of Lithium Battery Cathode and Anode Materials Wuyun Ai, Chairman of Shenzhen Xinmao New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. [14:45-15:10] Application and Case Sharing of DRCC® Low-Energy Deep Concentration Technology in Lithium Recovery Wei Bao, General Manager Assistant of Qiantong Environmental Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., EMBA Mentor at Jiangnan University [15:10-15:35] Application Research on Advanced Lithium Battery Recycling Solutions Xiao Meng, Ph.D., General Manager of Cyclewell, Senior Engineer [15:35-16:00] High-Quality Recycling Applications of Scrap Lithium Battery Anodes Jun Gong, Deputy General Manager of Hunan Brunp Shanhe New Materials Co., Ltd. [16:00-16:25] Topic to be Announced Kenji Takeda, Chief Representative of the Nickel Institute Japan Office [16:25-16:50] Current Pricing Models and Future Low-Carbon Price Development Vision for Lithium Battery Recycling in China Ziya Lin, SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. The CLNB 2025 New Energy Entire Industry Chain Conference provides a high-quality platform for exchange and cooperation in the new energy industry. Jun Gong, Deputy General Manager of Hunan Brunp Shanhe New Materials Co., Ltd., will attend this grand event, sharing his extensive industry experience and unique strategic insights. It is believed that based on this exchange and discussion, all parties will push the cooperation and development of the new energy entire industry chain to new heights, contributing to the global energy transition. More Exciting Summits April 16, 2025 CLNB 2025 Opening Ceremony & Forum of Academicians and Top-Tier Entrepreneurs New Energy Industry Forum April 17, 2025 CLNB 2025 Battery Raw Materials Forum New Energy Battery Materials Forum Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Forum SMM New-Type Anode Materials Innovation Seminar New Energy PV ESS Forum New Energy Mining Development and Investment Summit Forum Lithium Battery Recycling Forum All-Solid-State Battery Forward-Looking Technology Forum Battery Supporting Auxiliary Materials Forum SMM Sodium-Ion Battery Application Market Development Seminar April 18, 2025 CLNB 2025 Overseas Market Forum Low-Altitude Economy Forum CLNB 2025 New Energy Entire Industry Chain Expo Time: April 16-18, 2025 Location: Suzhou International Expo Center This exhibition covers six major exhibition areas, with over 1,300 domestic and overseas exhibitors and participants showcasing their products. Focusing on the entire new energy industry chain, the exhibition will centrally display power batteries, ESS, raw materials, materials, equipment, mining, and battery recycling, providing a one-stop exhibition experience.

Geely Group's Another Battery Recycling Project Approved Recently, Anhui Jifeng Vehicle Regeneration Utilization Co., Ltd.'s power battery cascade utilization and physical regeneration project (phase one) has obtained approval from relevant departments. It is reported that Anhui Jifeng Vehicle Regeneration and Utilization Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Geely Technology Group. After the completion and production of the first phase of the project, it will have an annual capacity of 600MWH (0.6GWh) for power battery cascade utilization. The second phase of the project is planned to be equipped with cell crushing production equipment. After the project is completed and put into operation, it will have an annual capacity of processing 600MWH of power battery cascade utilization and producing 4000 tons of physically regenerated waste lithium batteries.

Greenmei collaborates with Youpai Energy to jointly build a recycling project Recently, Youpai Energy Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Power Battery Regeneration Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Greenmei Group, have jointly created a project for the recycling of scrap power battery materials in Guangzhou. The project launch and mobilization meeting was held at Guangzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. The meeting was attended by Wang Ke, General Manager of Youpai Energy, Zhang Yuping, Vice President of Greenmei Group and Chairman of Wuhan Power Regeneration, Huang Dongbo, Vice General Manager of Wuhan Power Regeneration, Liu Xuesong, Director of New Energy and Resource Recycling Department of GAC Trading, Peng Changwu, General Manager of Guangzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., as well as relevant personnel from Poly-Zhongqing Company and the project team.

[Guangzhou Youmei Regenerative Technology Co., Ltd. officially established] Recently, Guangzhou Youmei Regenerative Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Guangzhou Youmei) was officially established. The company was jointly created by Optima Energy Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Power Battery Regeneration Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Green Eco Group. It is reported that Guangzhou Youmei is located in Zhongluotan Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. After the first phase of construction, it will have the capacity to recycle and dismantle power batteries up to 20,000 tons/year, and recycle battery black powder up to 10,000 tons/year. The construction includes battery crushing and sorting, pole piece crushing and sorting, black powder wet regeneration, solid-phase restoration and other production lines, realizing the full lifecycle management of green recycling, resource utilization, and remanufacturing of scrapped new energy vehicles, old power batteries and their waste materials.

Approval Announcement for 80,000 Tons Lithium Battery Material Recycling and Regeneration Project Recently, the environmental impact assessment for the 80,000 tons lithium battery material recycling and regeneration project (phase one) of Wuzhou Tunchuang Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. has been accepted for approval. It is reported that the project will involve new materials such as high-performance lithium battery negative electrode materials, nano materials, and expanded graphite related enterprises.

Hunan Lithium Battery Recycling Project Recently Started" Recently, the Hunan Zhonghan Hongsheng New Energy Limited Company's recycling project has started. It is reported that Zhonghan Hongsheng's lithium ion battery regeneration project involves considering both regeneration and recycling, and multiple uses. It is expected that the annual processing of the battery for multiple uses will be 800MWh, the annual processing of waste lithium ion batteries will be 12,950 tons, and the annual processing of waste lithium ion positive and negative electrode sheets will be 28,800 tons.

On the evening of March 19th, Gree announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wuhan Power Battery Regeneration Co., Ltd., had signed a "Strategic Cooperation Agreement on the Construction of a Green Industry Chain for the Full Lifecycle of Power Batteries"