Recyclus plans to scale up its operations at Tipton while preparing to commence industrial-scale automated processing once it has received the final approval from the Environmental Agency.
As announced in September 2022, Recyclus received Approved Battery Treatment Operator ("ABTO") status at the Tipton plant, granting approval to begin manual processing of lead-acid batteries at the site.
Under ABTO status, Recyclus has been authorised to produce up to 15,000MT per annum of lead and store up to 300MT of inbound stock at any one time on-site. This enabled phase one of production to begin, with the second phase set to begin once final approval is granted by the EA.
Commenting Robin Brundle, Chairman of Technology Minerals, said, “Our process enables the recycling of spent batteries to recover lead, acid, and plastic materials to be repurposed back into a range of industries. We have seen strong demand for the recovered materials and look forward to securing first sales and generating cashflow at Tipton. Recyclus is in discussions with multiple parties regarding the sale of the recycled material and will update the market in due course.”
