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Preview interview with Raymond Langevoort, Boliden

ICM: Could you start by presenting Boliden and your activity in a few words? Raymond Langevoort: Boliden is a base metals company, operating 5 mining areas of which the Aitik copper mine and Garpenberg zinc mine are the two largest mines operated in Sweden. The company’s smelter division oper...

November 28th, 2022

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‘Recyclers scramble to boost battery metals market share’

The global battery recycling market was valued at EUR 10.4 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach EUR 19.2 billion by 2030. ‘The potential growth of battery driven products is incredible,’ says Laurent Cohen of Solvay. ‘However, the input recyclers provide today is but a drop in the ocean i...

November 22nd, 2022

Kirstin Linnenkoper

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‘The future of the ELV industry is at stake’

Olivier FRANCOIS, President of the steering committee IARC, and President of EuRIC, discusses topics raised during this year’s International Automotive Recycling Congress and their possible effects on the ELV industry.

November 21st, 2022

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‘Innovation in battery recycling needed’

Innovation in battery recycling is needed, it seems. The proliferation of lithium battery fires that were being discussed at the International Congress on Battery Recycling (ICBR) held this year in Salzburg. Vic Giles asks if lithium batteries should be treated as the ‘problem child’ of the batt...

November 4th, 2022

Vic Giles

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Press Release: Cyclewell Technologies

Cyclewell Technologies’ lithium battery recycling process and equipment system is based on high chemical design standards. With the advantages of advanced recycling technology and intelligent equipment, Cyclewell has solved the problems of high safety risk, serious secondary pollution and poor eco...

October 4th, 2022

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Interview with Jean-François Nogrette, Veolia

ICM: Can you tell me about Veolia’s hazardous waste activities and battery recycling in particular ? Jean-François Nogrette: Veolia has been involved in hazardous waste management for 50 years and it’s now one of our core and fastest growing activities with important expansions in Europe, As...

September 13th, 2022

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Interview with Tero Holländer, Fortum

ICM: What made Fortum decide to enter the battery recycling market? Tero Holländer: As you know, Finland is a major source of primary battery materials and has a long history of implementing low CO2 solutions in its installations. We see that in the future, batteries will of course play an ever-...

September 9th, 2022

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Interview with Gunter Flinspach, Robert Bosch

ICM: What is the current context for Light Means of Transport (LMT) batteries? Gunter Flinspach: Lithium-ion technology is the enabler of the success story of light electric mobility. Over 5 million eBikes have been sold In the European Union last year. This makes the eBike...

August 29th, 2022

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Thought-provoking discussions at IARC 2022

There was much information to absorb at the recent 21st International Automotive Recycling Congress, held on the 5th and 7th of July in Basel, Switzerland. The two-day event focused on the many aspects of the vehicle recycling industry and attracted speakers and delegates from around the world. It p...

July 14th, 2022

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