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.
Britishvolt says the facility will eventually be powered by 100% renewable energy and will process a minimum of 10,000 tonnes of lithium ion batteries per year.
It will process battery manufacturing scrap from Britishvolt's Blyth gigafactory, construction of which began in September last year, as well as EV
