Volkswagen Group Components has started the operation of its pilot hydrometallurgical processing plant to recycle electric vehicle lithium-in batteries in Salzgitter, Germany.
The company aims to recover raw materials such as lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt together with aluminium, copper and plastics to achieve a recycling rate of more than 90% over the long term.
Image: from right, Andreas Salewsky, plant manager Volkswagen Group Components Salzgitter, and council chairman Dirk Windmüller commence operation of the recycling plant.
