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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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Interview with Olivier François, EuRIC

ICM: What are the main issues the automotive recycling industry faces at the moment? Olivier François: There are 250 million vehicles currently circulating in Europe and the main priority today is to make sure they are correctly handled at their end of life. The automotive recycling sector has per...

June 13th, 2022

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Calling the international automotive recycling community!

Latest news from Basel: first ever plant tour to the Thommen Group recycling plant; new workshop on safety in handling high-voltage automotive batteries; exhibition hall almost full.

May 19th, 2022

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Intense growth ahead for world’s battery recyclers

The global lithium-ion battery recycling sector will be worth US$ 22.8 billion (EUR 21 billion) by 2030, up from US$ 4.6 billion last year. This represents a sizeable compound annual growth rate of 19.6% during the forecast period, according to analysts at Research&Markets. The lithium-ion batte...

April 22nd, 2022

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ICM prepares for return to in-person events

Swiss recycling conference organizer adopts a new logo and now accepts online registrations. The company, which says it has 27 years of experience in bringing together the professional and industrial recycling communities in the automotive, battery and electronics markets, says it also has refreshed...

April 21st, 2022

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ICM transforms its delegates’ experience with a new digital platform and a refreshed visual identity

ICM, with 27 years’ experience in bringing together the professional and industrial recycling communities in the automotive, battery and electronics markets, as well as the new mobility markets, has also refreshed its visual identity and launched a new website. The company values are stronger than...

April 19th, 2022

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Wie der Green Deal für die Industrie funktioniert (EU-Recycling)

Die diesjährige Hybridveranstaltung vom 18. bis 21. Januar 2022 und flankiert von 40 Ausstellern hatte wieder zahlreiche Unternehmens- und Technikpräsentationen im Programm. In einem extra-Workshop erarbeiteten Experten Handlungsempfehlungen zur Umsetzung des europäischen Green Deal in der Indust...

March 28th, 2022

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