Ecoreco and C-MET to Revolutionize Li-ion Battery Recycling

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: In a significant development, India’s pioneering E-waste Recycling Company, Ecoreco, has joined forces with the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. This strategic partnership aims to introduce cutting-edge technology for the efficient recovery of valuable elements from Li-ion Batteries, making a positive impact on both the environment and the nation’s resource sustainability. This technology will enable Ecoreco to retain valuable metals within India, reducing the need for export and contributing to the domestic manufacturing sector. 

With this innovative technology now at their disposal, Ecoreco is primed to recover valuable elements such as cobalt, nickel, manganese, and more from Li-ion Batteries. This achievement marks a significant departure from the previous practice of exporting the black mass for element recovery. Instead, India is poised to develop its own capacity for retaining these precious metals, contributing to the nation’s self-reliance and promoting the manufacturing of new products within the country.

Recycling metals and other natural resources from spent batteries through mechanical and metallurgical processes represents the most sustainable approach to managing these discarded power sources. The extracted content can be effectively reused in the production of new batteries, reducing the environmental footprint associated with battery disposal.