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Emerson chosen as automation supplier for Korea’s largest EV lithium-ion battery recycler

January 10, 2024

Emerson, a global automation technology and software company, has been chosen by SungEel HiTech Co., Ltd., a lithium-ion battery recycling company, to provide advanced automation solutions for SungEel’s newest lithium-ion recycling plant. This plant is located at SungEel’s Hydro Center complex in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, and is the latest of three such facilities. The collaboration between Emerson and SungEel HiTech aims to establish a resource cycle to ensure a more stable supply of battery materials for electric vehicles.

SungEel HiTech operates a comprehensive battery recycling ecosystem across nine global locations, including a recycling park for collection and pretreatment and a hydrometallurgical battery material production facility at the Gunsan Hydro Center. The upcoming third Hydro Center plant will be three times the size of the first two, increasing production capacity to supply raw materials for approximately 400,000 electric vehicles each year.

Emerson will provide advanced instrumentation and valve solutions that meet the high performance, accuracy, and reliability requirements of SungEel HiTech’s advanced proprietary hydrometallurgical processes. The package will include a variety of flow, level, pressure, and pH sensors and transmitters, as well as robust control valves that are critical to safe and reliable operations.

“Our automation portfolio and expertise are empowering our customers to optimize and scale the circular economy for critical battery components, a key step toward meeting global net-zero targets head-on,” said Mike Train, Emerson’s chief sustainability officer.

“As the battery recycling market continues to grow, the significance of automation solutions to improve productivity and process efficiency is increasingly apparent,” said ChenFai Chung, vice president and general manager for Emerson in North Asia. “We are proud to work with an innovative leader like SungEel HiTech to contribute to the advancement of battery recycling technology.”