September 15, 2025: Ecobat has completed the sale of its Arizona anode manufacturing unit to Chile’s Inppamet — marking the fifth sale of a business division in recent months.

Ecobat confirmed the sale, for an undisclosed sum, on September 2, saying the deal included its fabrication facility in Casa Grande.

The Casa Grande site has produced rolled lead anodes for the copper and zinc mining industries since the 1980s.

Inppamet is a key player in supporting the mining and metallurgical industries, specializing in the design and manufacture of high-performance anodes, cathodes, and related products.

Anodes are key components in hydrometallurgical processing, where they are used in the recovery of precious metals from anode slimes. The slimes are by-products of the electrorefining process.

Batteries International reported last June that Ecobat had received a binding, undisclosed offer for its French battery recycling and speciality lead manufacturing operations from Belgium-based Campine.

Also in June, UK private equity firm Endless acquired Ecobat Battery, which has a network of 23 distribution hubs in the UK, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.
In July, BI confirmed that Ecobat was selling its lead battery and polypropylene recycling operations in Italy to Haiki+.

Last month Clarios confirmed it would acquire three lead battery recycling plants in Europe from Ecobat — as revealed by BI earlier in the year.

On the Inppamet deal, Ecobat president and CEO Tom Slabe said it underscored the firm’s commitment to concentrating on its core recycling operations.

Slabe indicated other sell offs were also likely, saying the firm “will continue to pursue additional opportunities to maximize value for shareholders beyond these transactions”.