Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Cylib raises €55m for next-gen lithium-ion battery recycling tech

Cecilia Keating
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Cylib's pilot plant in Aachen, Germany | Credit: Cylib
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Cylib's pilot plant in Aachen, Germany | Credit: Cylib

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German start-up Cylib has raised €55m in Series A funding to scale up production of a new, energy-efficient method for lithium-ion battery recycling. The company, founded by researchers from RWTH Aachen...

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