Son usine de recyclage de batteries à Hoboken, en Belgique, a une capacité annuelle de 7.000 tonnes de batteries lithium-ion (Li-ion) et de déchets de production de batteries, soit l'équivalent de 35.000 batteries de véhicules électriques. Umicore est un pionnier du recyclage des batteries rechargeables.
Umicore annonce aujourd'hui la signature d'un accord avec Automotive Cells Company (ACC) portant sur des services de recyclage de batteries pour les besoins de l'usine pilote d'ACC à Nersac, en France. Umicore introduit des technologies de recyclage des batteries Li-ion nouvelle génération et annonce un accord avec l'ACC This is an important step in our larger policy of recycling our future batteries.” The agreement between ACC for Nersac and Umicore fits perfectly into this framework, allowing us to improve our expertise, locally, regarding the recycling of our production waste. Gilles Tardivo, Nersac Pilot Plant Vice-President of ACC said: “ Our pilot line in Nersac aims to test all our product and process solutions before mass production in our future Gigafactories. The R&D Center in Bordeaux-Bruges and testing facilities in Nersac are just the beginning. With a clear focus on safety, performance and competitiveness, while ensuring the highest level of quality and the lowest carbon footprint. Its ambition is to become the European market leader for car batteries that allow clean and efficient mobility for all. ACC is supported by the French, German and European authorities. Battery recycling is a key ingredient of sustainable electric mobility and is fully in line with Umicore’s overall closed-loop philosophy.”ĭenis Goffaux, Executive Vice President of UmicoreĪutomotive Cells Company (ACC) was founded in August 2020 and to date combines the expertise of two major companies with complementary skills and experience: Stellantis and TotalEnergies. The agreement with ACC pilot plant in Nersac is reinforcing the standard when it comes to sustainability and demonstrates our strong commitment to providing our customers with solutions for production waste and end-of-life materials. “By recovering key critical elements for the Li-ion battery supply chain, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper, in the most efficient and environmentally friendly way, Umicore is leading the way towards a battery circular economy, providing solutions to the growing demand for sustainably sourced materials while lowering their CO2 impact.
This newest generation technology will be available for the market in 2022, and ensures minimal waste and impact on the environment, which will be vital for the surge in EV car adoption.ĪCC will benefit from this technology through the announced partnership, underlining the importance of a European supply chain for the success of car electrification in the region. The recovered metals will be delivered in battery-grade quality at the end of the Umicore recycling process allowing them to be re-circulated into the production of new Li-ion batteries. Automated material flow minimizing manual handling to further increase process robustness and efficiency.First-of-its-kind technology to recover most of the lithium, solving a key constraint of today’s existing recycling flowsheets.
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