EMR Group joins CirculaREEconomy consortium to advance rare-earth magnet recycling for EVs On July 31, EMR Group joined the GBP 11 million CirculaREEconomy (CREEM) consortium, led by Ionic Technologies, Ireland, to help build advanced circular supply chains for rare-earth magnets. The goal is to recover and reuse magnets from old EVs in a scalable and sustainable way. CREEM is part of the UK’s GBP 2.5 billion DRIVE35 campaign.  With an invest...

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hile also celebrating the brand’s 130-year heritage and focus on sustainability. The Vision O has a sleek, modern look with smooth lines, an aerodynamic shape, a steep front windscreen, and a sloping roof of Škoda estate cars. The name “Vision O” reflects the idea of circularity, focusing on recycling and reusing materials to reduce the environmental impact of making and designing cars. The concept blends practicality with a strong user ex...

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Tolins Tyres, India incorporates subsidiary for tire recycling On July 29, Tolins Tyres Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, incorporated a new entity named Terra Rubber Private Limited in Kerala, India. The subsidiary will engage in the collection, segregation, processing, recycling, and disposal of used, scrap, or waste tires, rubber products, and related materials. These activities will be carried out using mechanical, thermal, c...

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30% of vehicles produced in Thailand to be electric by 2030. This goal is driven by major supply-side investments worth THB 60 billion, demand-side incentives, and broader ecosystem development, including charging infrastructure (12,000 points by 2030), testing facilities, EV-focused education, and recycling legislation.  The Minister also reiterated Thailand’s ambition to become ASEAN’s hub for EVs and autonomous vehicles, supported by robu...

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naree University of Technology (SUT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale up ReVolt, an award-winning initiative that repurposes used EV batteries into sustainable energy solutions. SUT will lead efforts to (i) reuse lithium-ion batteries for second-life applications and (ii) develop recycling technologies for end-of-life batteries, with support from BMW Group Thailand. The partnership also focuses on upskilling university personne...

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d cost. When using renewable materials, they focus on regional and efficient sourcing. For example, wool from landscape sheep is often unused—about 2,000 tons are produced yearly in northern Germany alone. The team is exploring how it can be used in cars, such as for textiles or sound insulation. Recycling is a key part of Porsche’s circular economy goals. In early development, it focuses on making plastic parts that can be recycled and reuse...

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Cylib, Germany partners with Syensqo, Belgium for lithium hydroxide recovery from used EV batteries On July 23, Cylib, in collaboration with Syensqo, announced that it has achieved a high-purity lithium hydroxide from spent EV batteries, marking a significant milestone in battery material processing, as few recycling companies today can produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide, the preferred form for new EV batteries. The achievement is a first in...

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od. Exploration projects for critical minerals are underway, with 195 projects active in FY 2024-25 and 227 planned for FY 2025-26. The government has also eased customs duties on several critical minerals and initiated the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) to improve domestic processing and recycling capabilities. Based on the PIB India press release (Release ID: 2147282)...

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Chongqing issues work plan for cultivation of NEV power battery recycling industry On July 16, the Chongqing Economic and Information Commission (CEIC) issued the “Chongqing Work Plan for the Cultivation of a New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Power Battery Recycling Industry (2025-2027)” (the Plan). The Plan specifies the following four objectives. -          By 2027, essentially create a perfect industrial system for power battery recycling ...

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   Develop a perfect long-term mechanism: Further refine policy measures and consolidate the construction of a unified national market. -          Strengthen the guiding role of standards: Accelerate the introduction of standards on issues such as NEV power consumption limits and battery recycling safety. -          Strengthen industry self-discipline: Advocate legal, fair, honest, proper, and orderly industry competition. Fro...

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tozero to launch lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Bavaria, Germany On July 23, Munich-based DeepTech startup tozero announced plans to set up a demonstration plant for lithium-ion battery recycling at the GENDORF Chemical Park in Burgkirchen, Upper Bavaria. The company has leased an existing building for the project, with operations expected to begin later in 2025. This facility will serve as a technological foundation for full-scale comme...

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oshi City, Aichi Prefecture), a group company of Kojima Industries Corporation. In December 2024, Toyota Tsusho acquired Planic’s shares from Veolia Japan to make Planic one of its group companies. Planic manufactures high-quality recycled plastics by utilizing the raw material collected from ASR recycling facilities and home appliance recycling plants, as well as “advanced specific gravity separation technology” that uses liquids with diff...

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Group Co., Ltd., was established in Jiangbei District, Chongqing. With a registered capital of CNY 30 million, the Chongqing-based new company will radiate to southwest China going forward. It is engaged in integrated energy networks, product development and manufacturing, equipment sales, battery recycling, digital platforms, and new business models such as virtual power plants and energy trading. From a GAC Energy press release...

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BatX Energies, Rocklink GmbH, Germany to set up India’s first rare earth recycling plant On July 18, BatX Energies Private Limited, a critical material recovery and battery recycling company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Rocklink GmbH, a provider of rare earth element (REE) and specialty metal recycling. The partnership is a result of the growing cooperation under the EU–India Trade and Technology Council (TTC...

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tozero, Germany partners with JGC Japan for lithium-ion battery recycling On July 18, tozero announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s JGC JAPAN CORPORATION (JGC JAPAN), a Japanese engineering company specializing in construction of large-scale energy and industrial projects, to establish a collaboration on lithium-ion battery recycling business in Japan. The partnership plans to build recycling plants worldwide,...

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Mint Innovation, New Zealand secures GBP 8.1 million in funding to scale battery recycling technology in UK On July 17, clean tech innovator Mint Innovation announced that it has secured GBP 8.1 million in new funding to expand its technology platform for recovering lithium, nickel, and cobalt from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. The project is being carried out in partnership with JLR, LiBatt Recycling (a subsidiary of Recyclus Group), and WM...

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ergy industry. CATL is working with ANTAM and IBI, two Indonesian state-owned companies, to advance a national-level battery industrial chain project with a total investment amount of around USD 6 billion, covering the full industrial ecosystem from nickel mining to battery manufacturing to battery recycling. The “1+1+1” cooperation model refers to one chassis technology platform, one R&D chain, and one local brand operating system. In collab...

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BMW recycles 3D printing waste into new manufacturing components across global plants On July 17, BMW announced that it is recycling waste 3D printing powder and used parts to produce new components using 3D printing. Waste that was once discarded is now turned into plastic filament, which is wound onto spools and used to print tools and support devices. In addition to filament for the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process, the Campus also pro...

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Camel Energy GmbH participates in 2025 AABC Europe Camel Energy GmbH, a European branch of Camel Group, participated in the 2025 AABC Europe held in Mainz, Germany with its latest research achievements. At the event, the focus was on hot topics such as solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, battery recycling, high-energy-density designs, battery intelligentization, and cells for xEVs. Camel Energy GmbH showcased its latest achievements in ...

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nic Technologies and its partners will work with top German manufacturers to produce high-quality sintered magnets for electric motors. They will also collaborate with industry leaders across the supply chain to build a UK-based circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) through long-loop recycling. It supports the UK’s electric drivetrain development, focusing on the e-motor market and permanent magnet motor technology. The “Circul...

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