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BatX opens lithium-ion recycling plant in UP • EVreporter

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Gurugram-based lithium-ion battery recycling startup BatX Energies Pvt. Ltd. has opened its Critical Minerals Extraction plant (HUB-1) in Uttar Pradesh. The facility will extract materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from used lithium-ion batteries. These materials are intended to support India’s EV sector and reduce dependence on imports, in line with targets such as Net Zero 2070 and AtmaNirbhar Bharat.

The facility expands on the company’s first Black Mass production plant in Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh, which was launched in late 2022. The new plant follows a 21-month industrial pilot initiated in mid-2023 and transitions operations to a commercial scale. It employs BatX’s chemical processes to extract critical materials for use in lithium-ion cell manufacturing. Designed and developed in-house, the plant is equipped to recycle various types of lithium-ion battery waste, including manufacturing rejects from gigafactories.

The facility operates with processes that minimize emissions, waste, and energy consumption while adhering to the Ministry of Environment & Forest’s Battery Waste Management Rules 2022. It focuses on making critical materials for EV batteries more cost-effective and accessible while meeting environmental and social governance (ESG) standards.

Utkarsh Singh, Co-founder and CEO of BatX Energies, said “Electric vehicles are at the forefront of the clean energy revolution, and BatX Energies is proud to lead this transition. The Hub-1 facility reflects our dedication to sustainable extractive metallurgy, creating a circular economy by recycling used batteries and reintegrating critical materials, India’s reliance on exporting black mass underscores the need for facilities like this. By collaborating with domestic R2 recyclers and battery producers, we aim to convert black mass into valuable metals at low cost, making battery recycling sustainable and economically viable for every stakeholder in the supply chain, and positioning India as a global hub for critical mineral refining by 2040.”

Vikrant Singh, CTO and Co-founder of BatX added, “This plant is the result of rigorous four years of R&D and the hard work of our passionate team. We are grateful to our investors, stakeholders, and the Government of India, including initiatives like Startup India, MSME, and the PSA Office for EU-TTC initiative, as well as EXIM Bank of India, for their crucial support,”

Also read: BatX Energies raises $5 million in Pre-Series A round led by Zephyr Peacock

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