Mint Innovation has secured £8.1 million in UK government funding to expand its low-carbon technology platform for EV battery recycling.
Partnering with Jaguar Land Rover, LiBatt Recycling (a Recyclus Group subsidiary), and WMG at the University of Warwick, the consortium will scale Mint’s hydrometallurgical black mass refining solution to recover lithium, nickel and cobalt from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.
Delivered under the DRIVE35 programme, the project aims to bolster the UK’s domestic supply chain for critical battery materials. Currently, no industrial-scale recycler in the UK produces verified recycled battery inputs at scale, despite forecasts of 235 kilotons of EV battery waste by 2040.
“Our team is incredibly excited to partner with JLR, LiBatt Recycling, Recyclus Group, and WMG in this innovative consortium,” said Dr Barker, CEO of Mint Innovation. “Together, we’re able to advance zero emission automative manufacturing at a faster pace, pioneering sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling solutions to secure onshore supply of green materials critical for the UK’s rapidly growing EV industry.”
The three-year project will be based in the West Midlands and will conclude in 2028.
Image: Mint Innovation has received funding to scale its low-carbon platform for EV battery recycling.
