NAATBatt Lithium Battery Workshop VII
About Event
Seventh Annual NAATBatt Workshop on Lithium Battery Recycling
NAATBatt International, the trade association for advanced battery technology in North America, will convene its seventh annual workshop on lithium battery recycling on August 7-9, 2024, at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. The program will focus on the challenges of and opportunities for recycling lithium-based batteries and the regulation of such recycling in Canada and the United States.
Where
Concordia University Conference Centre, Montreal, Quebec
When
August 7-9, 2024
About the Workshop
Efficient recycling of lithium batteries in North America is a top priority for vehicle OEM’s, battery makers and governments
The lithium, nickel, and cobalt recoverable from battery recycling will be critical in addressing anticipated shortages of the raw materials needed to manufacture high capacity lithium-ion batteries. Recycling and reusing lithium batteries will also be vital to achieving the carbon reduction goals of vehicle electrification.
NAATBatt is proud to host its first recycling workshop in Canada at the Concordia University Conference Centre in Montreal, Quebec on August 7-9, 2024. The workshop will run over three days and will be in-person only.
On Wednesday, August 7, the workshop will feature industry analysts talking about the economics of lithium battery recycling and reuse and the impact of LFP batteries on those economics. Safety experts will speak about the challenges of processing and transporting used batteries and black mass. Legal experts will review the regulatory landscape in which batteries are recycled in both the United States and Canada, and U.S. and Canadian regulators will discuss opportunities for cooperation in this area. On Wednesday evening, attendees will have the opportunity to attend a networking dinner at a famous French-Canadian restaurant in Old Montreal (additional registration required).
On Thursday, August 8, the workshop will focus on efforts to keep battery materials recycled in North America available for reuse by North American manufacturers. Workshop speakers will discuss proposed track and trace schemes for lithium battery components, such as battery passports, in the EU and Asia and examine how such a scheme might be implemented in the United States and Canada. Five companies developing new technologies related to lithium battery recycling will make short presentations describing those new technologies. Finally, workshop participants will break into five interactive discussion groups to discuss some of the leading issues and challenges facing the lithium battery recycling industry today.
Friday, August 9 will be an optional day (additional registration required). Attendees will travel by bus to the Becancour industrial park on the St. Lawrence River about two hours outside of Montreal. The government of Quebec has been developing an industrial park in Becancour specifically devoted to lithium battery materials production and recycling. Over 12 companies have already either located on the site or have announced plans to do so. Touring Becancour will give attendees an opportunity to see how the clustering of lithium battery-related businesses can reduce costs and increase efficiency and how one economic development authority has addressed this opportunity.
About the Industry
Meet the Recyclers
This year the workshop features a virtual showcase of NAATBatt member recycling companies that are in the business of acquiring lithium-based batteries, black mass and/or industrial scrap and processing it into recycled materials using pyro, hydro and/or direct recycling technologies. A description of each company can be seen by clicking on the “Meet the Recyclers” button below. Representatives of each featured company will be at the workshop and looks forward to meeting you there and discussing your needs.
About the Networking
NAATBatt programs are about making new connections
The program will include plenty of networking, including opportunities to meet some of the leading companies in lithium battery recycling and hear the latest news about developments in the industry. As always, NAATBatt programs are about making new connections and doing business with other companies active in the North American advanced battery supply chain.
About the Workshop Dinner
Socialize with Colleagues at the Workshop Dinner
On the evening of Wednesday, August 7, registrants will have the option to attend an extraordinary networking dinner at the L’Auberge Saint-Gabriel in Old Montreal. L’Auberge Saint-Gabriel is the oldest inn in North America built in 1688 by a French soldier. Its menu features gourmet French-Canadian cuisine made with fresh, local ingredients and served in a room with stone walls, black leather chairs and thick wood-topped tables. It is the perfect place for a NAATBatt networking dinner! Registration for the dinner involves an extra charge and attendance is limited to 150 (first come, first served). The restaurant is located 3.4 km from the Concordia University Conference Centre, or about 15 minutes by car or taxi.
About the Becancour Tour
Visit the Becancour Industrial Park for Lithium Battery Manufacturing and Recycling
On Friday, August 9, attendees will have the option travel by bus to the Becancour industrial park on the St. Lawrence River about two hours outside of Montreal. The government of Quebec developed an industrial park in Becancour specifically devoted to lithium battery materials production and recycling. Over 12 companies have already either located on the site or have announced plans to do so. The bus ride to Becancour will depart from Concordia University at 9:00 a.m. and return at 5:00 p.m. While at Becancour, attendees will have the opportunity to visit at least a couple of the companies located on the site and hear from Quebec economic development authorities about how they developed the site and their plans for the site’s future. A box lunch will be provided, as well as some great views of the St. Lawrence River. Additional registration for the Becancour tour is required.
RecycLiCo Battery Materials
RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. is at the forefront of innovation in sustainable recycling of lithium-ion battery waste and upcycling directly into battery grade precursor cathode active material (pCAM) and lithium hydroxide (LiOH) products. This presentation aims to highlight the pivotal role that RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. plays in driving sustainable advancements in energy storage. Our journey not only embodies the spirit of innovation but also underscores our commitment to shaping a greener and more sustainable future.
American Hyperform, Inc.
American Hyperform, Inc. (AH) is the solely owned consulting company of W. Novis Smith, PhD dedicated to the improved recycling of lithium batteries. The AH has patented technology in the US, Canada, and Mexico for the extraction of lithium battery black mass and NIMH black mass. AH holds additional patents for the up grading of BM extraction metal sulfate solutions to preCam and Cam materials for different NMC ratios.
AH has recently received a new US patent for the separation of cathode materials from anode carbon contained in black mass from new production scrap and out of specification EV batteries for the direct recycle back to the starting battery cathode material. This patent is based on flotation separation. It is the lowest cost process way to recycle black mass from LFP batteries to produce directly recyclable LFP cathode material directly back to the production of LFP batteries (a current concern).
AH is directly solving technical problems in the lithium battery industry which include patents in process for:
- The sodium sulfate problem
- Practical lithium recovery from lithium anode batteries
- Practical fire resistant electrolytes for lithium batteries
- Non smelting recycling of lead acid battery paste
AH expertise is based on Novis Smith who has been in the lithium recycling for over 27 years almost the beginning and 15 years separate experience in lithium chemical research.
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Nth Cycle
Nth Cycle, Inc (“Nth”) is a US-based metals refining company that has developed a proprietary electroextraction technology to process and refine critical minerals required for the clean energy transition and bolster a domestic critical mineral and battery supply chain.
Nth's electroextraction technology is an electricity-based refining technology that uses electricity, water, and recycled chemicals and avoids sodium sulfate waste.
Nth’s technology is capable of processing a wide range of critical metals including, but not limited to, nickel, cobalt, lithium, manganese, copper, titanium, precious, and rare earth metals from a variety of feedstocks.
Lithion Technologies Inc.
Lithion Technologies sustainably produces strategic materials from Lithium-ion batteries. We have developed sustainable, robust, and safe solutions to recover strategic materials from end-of life Lithium-ion batteries and non-conforming products from their production. Our technologies enable the recovery of up to 95% of battery components so they can be reused by battery manufacturers. Our solutions make the energy transition truly sustainable by ensuring these strategic materials remain within the battery supply chain, which also reduces pressure on natural resource extraction. www.lithiontechnologies.com
Green Graphite Technologies
Green Graphite Technologies was founded in 2021, with the goal of being the leading global solution for producing battery-grade graphite from mined natural flake graphite, recycled Li-ion batteries, and Li-ion battery production scrap.
With Li-ion battery usage on the rise, the need for high purity graphite rises with it. There is currently no commercial-scale natural flake graphite purification plant operating outside of China, and Li-ion battery recyclers are focused on recovering cathode metals, not graphite.
GraphPure™ and GraphRenew™ are low-cost, modular, environmentally-friendly patented technologies that, through licensing, can be rapidly adopted around the globe.
Coherent
Coherent is a publicly traded US-based vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, aerospace & defense, semiconductor capital equipment, and consumer electronics markets. Coherent is headquartered in Pennsylvania and have research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. Coherent has a validated and scaled up SHARP™ technology, Streamlined Hydrometallurgical Advanced Recycling Process, to efficiently recover critical metals from black mass and directly produce precursor cathode active materials. With the successful pilot plant scale-up, Coherent is advancing this technology towards commercialization.
Li-Cycle
Li-Cycle (NYSE: LICY) is a leading global lithium-ion battery resource recovery company. Established in 2016, and with major customers and partners around the world, Li-Cycle’s mission is to recover critical battery-grade materials to create a domestic closed-loop battery supply chain for a clean energy future. The Company leverages its innovative, sustainable and patent-protected Spoke & Hub Technologies™ to recycle all different types of lithium-ion batteries. For more information, visit https://li-cycle.com/.
Aqua Metals
Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) is reinventing metals recycling with its patented AquaRefining™ technology. The Company is pioneering a sustainable recycling solution for materials strategic to energy storage and electric vehicle manufacturing supply chains. AquaRefining™ is a low-emissions, closed-loop recycling technology that replaces polluting furnaces and hazardous chemicals with electricity-powered electroplating to recover valuable metals and materials from spent batteries with higher purity, lower emissions, and minimal waste.
ReElement Technologies Corporation
ReElement Technologies is a refiner of critical battery minerals (lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese) and rare earth elements (neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium.) Utilizing a patented chromatographic separation platform, ReElement refines from a variety of feedstocks from virgin ores to black mass at its two Indiana facilities.
ReElement is proud to offer Powered By ReElement, integrating chromatography as a process flow addition to legacy refining techniques, providing economic efficiencies and process flow simplification for hydrometallurgical operations struggling to achieve the combination of purity, yield and economic viability.
Cirba Solutions
With more than 30 years of experience, Cirba Solutions is a premier battery recycling materials and management company extracting critical materials from scrap and used batteries, and then supplying those battery-grade metals back into the supply chain. As the only vertically integrated team with an operational, differentiated platform and a full suite of capabilities, Cirba Solutions is leading the creation of a circular battery supply chain.
Blue Whale Materials
Blue Whale Materials’ (BWM) proprietary processing technology safely discharges lithium-ion batteries – from end-of-life consumer to EVs and production scrap – and reclaims critical minerals such as cobalt and nickel into a premium Blacksand™ product for the growing electrified economy. Our commercially validated process, with an overall metal recovery rate of up to 98%, supports supply chain readiness through streamlined closed-loop service.
BW Energy & Innovation (BWE&I) lab in Greenfield, IN offers a range of battery testing and evaluation services across battery chemistries. With +700 channels, BWE&I can accommodate out-of-the-box requirements, including performance, thermal cycling, aging, abuse, and safety testing.
Redivivus
Redivivus provides essential technology for existing infrastructure to scale with the growing demand for battery recycling. Our Redi-Shred technology safely and efficiently processes batteries locally in any state of charge without dismantling, significantly cutting operational costs. By decentralizing recycling efforts, we make it more accessible and cost-effective, helping businesses manage battery waste sustainably. Join us in advancing battery recycling and supporting a circular economy. For more information, visit www.redivivus.tech
Honeywell
Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
Glencore
We are Glencore, one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life.
Founded in the 1970s as a trading company, we have grown to become a major producer and marketer of commodities with around 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources.
Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Our Purpose is to responsibly source the commodities that advance everyday life. We want to bring about long-term growth and opportunity for all our stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, employees, and the communities and countries in which we operate.
People are at the heart of our business. That’s why we prioritise safety at all our assets; why we seek to minimise our impacts on the environment and communities; and why we aim to attract employees who strive to be leaders in their field.
Aquatech International LLC
Aquatech is a leading global provider of process technology solutions for water and critical minerals. With over 40 years of experience, Aquatech has developed the expertise and the experience of deploying cutting-edge technology solutions and services that significantly contribute to Critical Minerals Security.
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ABOUT THE VENUE
Concordia University Conference Centre, Montreal, Quebec
The workshop will be held in the Conference Centre of Concordia University’s Sir George Williams campus in the heart of downtown Montreal. Located in the John Molson Building, the Centre opened its doors in Fall 2027 and provides multi-functional, state-of-the-art facilities to Concordia University and its guests. The Conference Centre features extensive meeting facilities, a beautiful lobby, and great views of the city.
Concordia University Conference Centre
1450 Guy Street, Montreal, Quebec (at the intersection of de Maisonneuve Ouest and Guy Street)