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Monbat white paper urges Bulgarian boost for BESS business 421 301 Batteries International

Monbat white paper urges Bulgarian boost for BESS business

November 15, 2023: Bulgaria-based battery manufacturer Monbat says the country should urgently ramp up BESS building and commissioning using millions of euros already allocated to support Europe’s clean energy transition.…

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Bill for Li-Cycle’s suspended NY recycling project could double to $1bn 1024 558 Batteries International

Bill for Li-Cycle’s suspended NY recycling project could double to $1bn

November 15, 2023: Li-Cycle is extending the suspension of construction work at its planned New York lithium battery recycling hub — after revealing the estimated cost of the project could…

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East Penn boosts battery line-up for auto market 1024 692 Batteries International

East Penn boosts battery line-up for auto market

November 15, 2023: Lead batteries major East Penn Manufacturing is powering ahead in the automotive market with a new 12V AGM brand. The company said on November 13 the new…

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Ecobat sells South African lead firms unit Zimco to AutoX 504 356 Batteries International

Ecobat sells South African lead firms unit Zimco to AutoX

November 8, 2023: Ecobat has sold its Zimco Group businesses in South Africa including lead manufacturing, recycling and chemicals firms to AutoX. Under the terms of the deal, which is…

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Study sounds alarm over lead contamination at Cameroon recycling plants 1000 1016 Batteries International

Study sounds alarm over lead contamination at Cameroon recycling plants

November 8, 2023: Inadequate pollution controls and extensive lead contamination has been discovered at three licensed lead battery recycling plants in Cameroon, according to a study released on November 7.…

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Sunlight spins off lead recycling into new business unit 1024 596 Batteries International

Sunlight spins off lead recycling into new business unit

November 8, 2023: The Sunlight Group confirmed on November 2 it was spinning off its lead recycling operations into a new subsidiary to guarantee raw material supplies for lead battery…

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Gravita Li recycling pilot approval expected within weeks 885 590 Batteries International

Gravita Li recycling pilot approval expected within weeks

November 8, 2023: Gravita India could start work on a planned pilot lithium battery recycling plant by the end of the year, the company’s CEO said on November 1. Yogesh…

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New ‘Technical Excellence Council’ bid to guide future of secondary lead 1024 683 Batteries International

New ‘Technical Excellence Council’ bid to guide future of secondary lead

November 1, 2023: Proposals to launch a tentatively-named ‘Technical Excellence Council’ dedicated to supporting the secondary lead industry have taken a major step forward with the circulation of a draft…

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Lead metal chemicals listing bid slips further out of REACH 716 728 Batteries International

Lead metal chemicals listing bid slips further out of REACH

November 1, 2023: A decision on controversial proposals for lead metal to be added to an expanded European chemicals authorization register is set to be shelved until late 2024 at…

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Lead batteries set to power stellar lead demand in India, says CRU’s Morris 163 168 Batteries International

Lead batteries set to power stellar lead demand in India, says CRU’s Morris

November 1, 2023: “All bets are on India” to be the primary driver of growth in demand for lead in the next few years, according to the head of research…

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