{"id":3784,"date":"2024-09-24T09:58:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T09:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularmaterials.it\/?p=3784"},"modified":"2024-09-26T10:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T10:15:04","slug":"circular-materials-joins-ae-elementals-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/circular-materials-joins-ae-elementals-grand-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Materials Joins AE Elemental\u2019s Grand Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3784\" class=\"elementor elementor-3784\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38154b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38154b73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7255873e\" data-id=\"7255873e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a118a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a118a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1561\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3787 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-1536x1499.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1561\" src=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3787 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-1536x1499.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-2-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e91e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e91e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last week, <strong>Circular Materials<\/strong> had the honor of <strong>attending<\/strong> the <strong>grand opening of AE Elemental\u2019s cutting-edge facility in Zawiercie, Poland<\/strong>. This groundbreaking achievement marks the debut of Europe\u2019s first commercial-scale EV battery recycling plant, which is poised to revolutionize the industry with its <strong>capacity to process 12,000 tons of used lithium-ion batteries per year<\/strong> \u2014 the equivalent of around 28,000 EV battery packs.<\/p><p>T <strong>collaborative effort <\/strong>between<strong> Ascend Elements <\/strong>and<strong> Elemental Strategic Metals<\/strong>, the facility is one of the <strong>largest<\/strong> of its kind <strong>in Europe<\/strong>. It is set to lead the way in sustainable innovation by recycling used lithium-ion batteries and producing black mass, a critical intermediate material for the creation of cathode active materials (<strong>CAM<\/strong>) and precursors (<strong>pCAM<\/strong>), which are essential in manufacturing new EV batteries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb2c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"feb2c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1584\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3789 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-1536x1521.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1584\" src=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3789 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-1536x1521.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-4-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a315c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a315c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Michael Pinto<\/strong>, our <em>Managing Director<\/em>, had the privilege of representing <strong>Circular Materials<\/strong> at this milestone event. Alongside prominent business and industry leaders from Europe and North America, Michael toured the state-of-the-art facility and celebrated this significant step forward for the battery recycling industry.<\/p><p><em>&#8220;This is a great step forward in helping the industry comply with new EU regulations requiring the use of recycled materials in new batteries,&#8221;<\/em> said<strong> Mike O&#8217;Kronley<\/strong>, <em>CEO<\/em> of <strong>Ascend Elements<\/strong>. At Circular Materials, we share this vision. As the energy transition accelerates, the efficient recovery and recycling of lithium-ion battery materials will become a cornerstone of the entire eMobility and Energy Storage value chains.<\/p><p>Not only does recycling make economic sense, but it also helps prevent hazardous materials from entering landfills and reduces the need for extracting raw minerals from traditional mines. At Circular Materials, we are committed to supporting these efforts by recovering critical raw materials from various industrial waste streams, building upon the pioneering work of companies like Ascend Elements and Elemental Strategic Metals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686e598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"686e598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1382\" height=\"1600\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3788 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-884x1024.jpg 884w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-768x889.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-1327x1536.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1382px) 100vw, 1382px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1382\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3788 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-884x1024.jpg 884w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-768x889.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-1327x1536.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-Opening-3-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1382px) 100vw, 1382px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a8720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a8720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We extend our <strong>heartfelt thanks<\/strong> to <strong>Ascend Elements<\/strong> and <strong>Elemental Strategic Metals<\/strong> for hosting us at this incredible event. We look forward to continuing our collaboration to accelerate the development of a thriving circular economy.<\/p><p>Together, we are shaping a more sustainable future.<\/p><p><a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=circularmaterials&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7244288217082904577\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>CircularMaterials<\/a> <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=sustainability&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7244288217082904577\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>Sustainability<\/a> <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=batteryrecycling&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7244288217082904577\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>BatteryRecycling<\/a> <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=circulareconomy&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7244288217082904577\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>CircularEconomy<\/a> <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=innovation&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7244288217082904577\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>Innovation<\/a> <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=grandopening&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7244288217082904577\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>GrandOpening<\/a> <a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=networking&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7244288217082904577\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>Networking<\/a><\/p><p><a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ascendelements\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Ascend Elements<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"app-aware-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/elemental-strategic-metals\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Elemental Strategic Metals<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Circular Materials had the honor of attending the grand opening of AE Elemental\u2019s cutting-edge facility in Zawiercie, Poland. This groundbreaking achievement marks the debut of Europe\u2019s first commercial-scale EV battery recycling plant, which is poised to revolutionize the industry with its capacity to process 12,000 tons of used lithium-ion batteries per year \u2014&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/circular-materials-joins-ae-elementals-grand-opening\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Circular Materials Joins AE Elemental\u2019s Grand Opening<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-senza-categoria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3784"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3792,"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3784\/revisions\/3792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.circularmaterials.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}