Lithium-ion battery recycler RecycLiCo has partnered with the electric vehicle (EV) automaker Lucid and other firms to form Minerals for National Automotive Competitiveness Collaboration (MINAC).
This partnership is focused on the acceleration of the development and procurement of American-sourced critical mineral resources from Tier 1 suppliers for use in US-based automotive manufacturing.
RecycLiCo said it brings its hydrometallurgical process used to recover high-purity materials from mined ore, as well as manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries to the partnership.
These aspects of its business are part of its potential contribution to onshore sourcing of materials and establishing a circular supply chain.
The other MINAC members include Alaska Energy Metals, Graphite One and Electric Metal and are set to sign offtake agreements for American critical minerals for use in American vehicles.
MINAC said it will identify and resolve barriers, as well as focus on commercialisation and customer adoption.
The partnership also wants to improve coordination between the mining and automotive industries.
The launch of the collaboration was marked by a roundtable event on 23 July 2025 in Washington DC alongside Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan and House of Congress Representatives Nick Begich (AK) and Andy Biggs (AZ)
Richard Sadowsky, chief executive officer, RecycLiCo, said, “The historic realignment of the global trading environment, together with governmental initiatives fostering reliance on domestic sources, has highlighted the need for the efficient recovery and refinement of critical minerals. This collaboration with Lucid and our other MINAC partners is a direct response to that need and will help us to validate and scale our technology and work closely with industry leaders”.
Image: Lucid Motors has partnered with RecycLiCo and others to form MINAC. Credit: Lucid Motors.
