RecycLiCo and C4V Produce Battery Cells from Recycled-Upcycled Lithium-ion Battery Waste
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc.
- Ticker
- AMY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Lithium
- Secondary commodities
- Cobalt, Nickel, Manganese
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-22 22:59:11 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
RecycLiCo has successfully completed a phase 1 qualification study with C4V, where its recycled NMC811 precursor material was used to produce functional battery cells. The material met benchmark specifications, and the company has now shipped a larger second batch to begin phase 2 testing with commercial-size cells.
Reasoning: The company achieved a significant technical milestone by having a third-party (C4V) validate that their recycled precursor material can be successfully converted into functional battery cells.
Positive factors
- Third-party validation of recycled material
- Successful phase 1 qualification
- Transition to phase 2 commercial-size testing
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: The company reports up to 100% extraction for its primary battery metals.
Evidence · text
“up to 100% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
Fact 1lithiumRecovery: 100 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lithium
- Ticker
- AMY
Test Work
- Sample
- RecycLiCo patented hydrometallurgical recycling process
Recovery
- Recovery
- 100 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The company claims up to 100% extraction of lithium via its patented process.
Positive factors
- High extraction efficiency
Evidence · text
“up to 100% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese”
Fact 2cobaltRecovery: 100 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Ticker
- AMY
Test Work
- Sample
- RecycLiCo patented hydrometallurgical recycling process
Recovery
- Recovery
- 100 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The company claims up to 100% extraction of cobalt via its patented process.
Positive factors
- High extraction efficiency
Evidence · text
“up to 100% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese”
Fact 3nickelRecovery: 100 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- nickel
- Ticker
- AMY
Test Work
- Sample
- RecycLiCo patented hydrometallurgical recycling process
Recovery
- Recovery
- 100 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The company claims up to 100% extraction of nickel via its patented process.
Positive factors
- High extraction efficiency
Evidence · text
“up to 100% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese”
Fact 4manganeseRecovery: 100 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- manganese
- Ticker
- AMY
Test Work
- Sample
- RecycLiCo patented hydrometallurgical recycling process
Recovery
- Recovery
- 100 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The company claims up to 100% extraction of manganese via its patented process.
Positive factors
- High extraction efficiency
Evidence · text
“up to 100% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese”
How Atlas produces this analysis
Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.