Battery Metals recovers critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from consumer, OEM, and end‑of‑life EV batteries using an advanced, low‑cost process that eliminates furnace‑related pollution. Their technology can extract over 98% of these metals, helping meet domestic supply targets and comply with IRA requirements for clean energy materials.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
Supply chains for lithium‑ion batteries face growing shortages of critical minerals such as cobalt, manganese, lithium, nickel, copper, and graphite, while existing recycling methods rely on high‑temperature furnaces that generate pollution and have low metal recovery rates.
Solution
Battery Metals provides a domestically based recycling service that extracts and purifies critical minerals from consumer batteries, OEM scrap, and end‑of‑life electric‑vehicle batteries. Their proprietary advanced recovery system operates without furnace combustion, eliminating associated emissions and material losses. The process achieves metal recovery rates above 98 % while reducing operating costs compared with traditional thermal methods. Recovered metals are certified IRA‑compliant, supporting U.S. supply‑chain security and reducing dependence on foreign sources. By converting waste batteries into high‑purity cobalt, manganese, lithium, nickel, copper, and graphite, the company helps close the loop for battery manufacturers and downstream users.
Target Audience
Primary customers are battery manufacturers, EV producers, and OEMs seeking a reliable domestic source of high‑purity critical minerals for cathode and anode production, as well as waste‑battery generators looking for compliant recycling solutions.
Features
- Non‑furnace, low‑temperature extraction technology that prevents pollution and minimizes energy consumption
- Integrated processing of multiple feedstocks, including consumer batteries, OEM scrap, and end‑of‑life EV batteries
- Metal recovery efficiency exceeding 98 % for all targeted critical minerals
- Production of IRA‑compliant, high‑purity metal outputs suitable for battery cathode and anode manufacturing
- Cost‑effective operation delivering lower per‑ton processing expenses than conventional thermal recycling
- Capability to handle diverse battery chemistries and form factors within a single processing line