US battery recycling technology firms Redivivus and Re-New-Able Technologies have partnered to establish a scalable lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Illinois.
Re-New-Able is leading the project, using Redivivus’s Redi-Shred recycling technology. The facility will process batteries of any state of charge or health from local businesses and OEM factories. It will also support the state’s efforts to manage the growing battery waste accumulating in auto wrecking yards.
Deploying modular units near feedstock suppliers reduces logistics challenges and builds closer ties with automotive OEMs and battery manufacturers, enhancing efficiency, the companies pointed out.
“There are very few black mass sources from the US available to the market,” said Erika Guerrero, CEO of Redivivus. “Localizing Redi-Shred in collaboration with Re-New-Able minimizes costs and upholds the highest safety standards for…
