Altilium Metals and Marubeni ink EV battery recycling agreement in the UK

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New partnership aims to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries from old electric vehicles

Green tech firm Altilium Metals has announced it is pursuing a new partnership with Japanese trading and investment group Marubeni Corporation to develop an electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling businesses...

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