Sustainability and demand for electric cars to improve with Fortum’s new recycling technology for lithium recovery
FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 19.11.2020
Fortum, a leading European energy company, has developed a new and efficient way to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries, which could help meet the upcoming surge in demand for electric cars and battery materials.
The world will increasingly need sustainable raw materials for EV batteries as the electrification of cars rapidly increases the need for the valuable materials and chemical elements batteries contain, such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese.
Lithium is one of the most valuable components in lithium-Ion