Currently reading: Britishvolt joins with Glencore to open battery recycling plant

New Northfleet recycling plant will process at least 10,000 tonnes of lithium ion batteries per year

Battery manufacturing start-up Britishvolt has announced a partnership with mining firm Glencore to develop a "battery recycling ecosystem". 

The joint venture will open a new recycling plant by mid-2023 near Northfleet in Kent, at Glencore’s Britannia Refined Metals facility, which was once the country’s largest coal-fired power station.