Aqua Metals, American Battery Factory announce strategic collaboration

Aqua Metals (AQMS), American Battery Factory announced a proposed strategic collaboration focused on advancing a more competitive, domestic battery materials supply chain through recycling and circular manufacturing. Under a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding, the companies intend to evaluate the co-location of a commercial Aqua Metals lithium-ion battery recycling facility adjacent to ABF’s planned battery cell manufacturing operations in Tucson, Arizona. The proposed collaboration would enable Aqua Metals to recycle lithium-ion battery manufacturing scrap generated by ABF and return battery-grade lithium carbonate for reuse in U.S. based battery production.