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Primobius receives battery recycling purchase order from Mercedes-Benz

February 04, 2024

Primobius has received an official purchase order from Mercedes-Benz for the hydrometallurgical refinery plant (Stage 2) of its lithium-ion battery recycling facility.

This development finalizes Primobius’ contractual obligations regarding the construction of the pilot plant, which is currently being built at the Mercedes-Benz site in Kuppenheim, Germany.

Primobius is tasked with the engineering, equipment supply, and installation of the complete 2,500 tpa fully integrated, 2-stage recycling plant for Mercedes-Benz. The two entities will also jointly conduct research and development activities. Stage 2 is designed to match the capacity required to process intermediate feed material generated from the front-end stage (Stage 1).

Primobius aims to commercialize advanced recycling technology, offering a method for recovering valuable lithium, nickel, cobalt, and other materials from expended and scrap electric vehicles and consumer electronics batteries. The recovered and refined product materials will be reformed and re-applied back into the battery supply chain.