{"id":35901,"date":"2019-12-24T08:25:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=35901"},"modified":"2019-12-24T08:25:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:55:04","slug":"envirostream-battery-recycling-mb1342","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/envirostream-battery-recycling-mb1342\/","title":{"rendered":"Envirostream&#8217;s First Recycled Battery MMD Shipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/battery-recycling-envirostream.jpg\" alt=\"Enivrostream - mixed metal dust shipment\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/battery-recycling-envirostream.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/battery-recycling-envirostream-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/battery-recycling-envirostream-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/battery-recycling-envirostream-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lithium Australia announced yesterday the first shipment of mixed metal dust (MMD) had left the Envirostream lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Campbellfield, Victoria.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/envirostream.com.au\/\">Envirostream<\/a>, now a subsidiary of Lithium Australia, collects, sorts, shreds and separates various components of spent lithium-ion batteries &#8211; everything from power tool to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">solar batteries<\/a>; although it hasn&#8217;t seen many of the latter yet. That&#8217;s a good thing given lithium-ion home solar energy storage in Australia has barely begun.<\/p>\n<p>The end result of the Envirostream process is separated steel, copper, aluminium and MMD; which consists of cobalt, nickel, lithium and graphite (carbon). The mixed metal dust can be used in the manufacture of materials for new batteries.<\/p>\n<p>There wasn&#8217;t any detail provided about the size of this first shipment, but it was likely headed overseas. Last month <a href=\"https:\/\/lithium-au.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/06112019-Envirostream-confirms-offtake-with-Korean-battery-recycler.pdf\">Envirostream signed<\/a> a memorandum of understanding with South Korean company SungEel HiTech Co., Ltd. The MoU involves the exclusive supply of MMD to Sungeel, which describes itself as the &#8220;global leader in lithium ion battery recycling&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis shipment from Envirostream\u2019s expanded operation is another important milestone in terms of revenue generation,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/lithium-au.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/23122019-First-product-shipped-from-new-Envirostream-Australia-plant.pdf\">said<\/a> Lithium Australia Managing Director Adrian Griffin. &#8220;By acquiring Envirostream and expanding its processing capacity, the Company is developing an environmentally responsible framework for Australian battery consumers&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Last month, Lithium Australia <a href=\"https:\/\/lithium-au.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/26112019-LIT-increases-stake-in-battery-recycler-Envirostream-to-74.pdf\">boosted its stake<\/a> in Envirostream from 23.9% to 74%. It was lifted again to 84% earlier this month and will ultimately increase to 90%.<\/p>\n<p>The recently upgraded Envirostream facility in Campbellfield has the capacity to <a href=\"https:\/\/lithium-au.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/29112019-Envirostream-first-production-from-battery-recycling-plant.pdf\">recycle up to 3,000 tonnes of batteries<\/a> annually and the firm also has a facility in New Gisborne. During FY19, Envirostream generated $1.3M in revenue from recycling 149 tonnes of spent lithium-ion batteries.<\/p>\n<p>The next major step for the company is to roll out its nation-wide collection network.<\/p>\n<h2>LG Chem&#8217;s Exclusive Australian Battery Recycling Partner<\/h2>\n<p>Envirostream&#8217;s activities have attracted the attention of some major battery storage manufacturers. In June this year, LG Chem announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/lg-chem-battery-recycling-mb1091\/\">Envirostream had been chosen<\/a> to be the company\u2019s exclusive battery recycling partner in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>As for <a href=\"https:\/\/lithium-au.com\/\">Lithium Australia<\/a> itself, it aspires to aspires to &#8216;close the loop&#8217; on the energy-metal cycle. The firm has its sights set on producing components for the global battery industry and selling lithium-ion energy storage systems within Australia. 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