Livium announced on Tuesday it had commenced discussions with Australian and international developers of rare-earth element extraction technologies as part of its strategy to expand into adjacent circular economy opportunities. The company said REE extraction represented an extension of recycling services for its enterprise client base, with discussions progressing with developers focused on collaboration, including…
Livium has signed a new expanded recycling agreement with BYD Australia, broadening its battery recycling scope to include commercial vehicle batteries and energy storage systems in addition to electric vehicle batteries, according to an ASX announcement released on Monday. The three-year agreement, which commenced on May 1, positions Livium’s subsidiary Envirostream Australia as BYD’s preferred…
Battery chemical recycler and manufacturer Livium has commenced a deal to provide services to metal recycling business Sell & Parker, anticipated to generate revenues of $3 million in the next 12 months and offering potential “to be Livium’s largest ever recycling contract”. According to a statement from Livium on Thursday, the three-year subcontractor deal with…
Australia’s battery recycling scheme, B-cycle, has thrown its support behind landmark NSW legislation that would introduce mandatory battery product stewardship in response to growing fire risks from lithium-ion batteries. The Product Lifecycle Responsibility Bill, introduced to Parliament on Tuesday by NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe, aims to ensure all battery producers and importers take responsibility…
Livium’s battery recycling subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, has signed a five-year recycling agreement with battery and solar systems supplier ZECO Energy. In an ASX statement on Tuesday, Livium said the agreement, which is dated to February 19, will see Envirostream provide exclusive recycling services for end-of-life residential and commercial energy storage system (ESS) battery packs supplied…
By Jens Blotevogel, CSIRO and Naomi Boxall, CSIRO Lithium-ion batteries are part of everyday life. They power small rechargeable devices such as mobile phones and laptops. They enable electric vehicles. And larger versions store excess renewable energy for later use, supporting the clean energy transition. Australia produces more than 3,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery waste…
Livium has signed an exclusive agreement with Wabtec subsidiary Industrea to recycle batteries used in their electric mining locomotives.
The Envirostream Australia subsidiary of Livium Ltd has been awarded an $850,000 grant from the Western Australia government to support the development of Envirostream’s battery recycling operations in the state. Formerly known as Lithium Australia, Livium is developing a whole of life lithium value chain including Envirostream recycling which currently recycles batteries at a facility…
Battery recycling company Iondrive has claimed “exceptional results” in large-scale bench trials this month, using its process to recover critical minerals from end-of-life battery materials. In a statement on Monday, the ASX-listed company shared that “a major leap forward” had been achieved in its ability to demonstrate recovery of valuable minerals, including lithium, even from…