With the increasing diffusion of electric vehicles (BEV), the topic of the recovery of exhausted batteries is acquiring crucial importance. These devices contain precious materials such as aluminum, copper, plastics, electrolytes and Black Mass (BM), a concentrate of critical metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese. Their recovery and recycling represents a technological challenge, but also a unique opportunity for the circular economy and industrial sustainability.
BEV battery recycling offers numerous benefits:
- Reducing environmental impact: material recovery reduces the need to extract new resources, decreasing energy consumption and pollution associated with mining activities;
- Energy security: recycling critical metals such as lithium and cobalt reduces dependence on foreign supplies, ensuring greater autonomy for national production chains;
- Economic valorization: secondary raw materials, such as aluminum, copper and Black Mass, have a high market value and can be used in new production cycles, generating significant revenues.
OWAC, with its innovative projects in Black Mass recovery, is at the forefront of this transition, helping to build a more sustainable and resilient system. In a world where demand for critical raw materials continues to grow, BEV battery recycling is set to become a pillar of the green economy and a key lever for a successful ecological transition.