American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) announced that CEO Ryan Melsert has been chosen as one of Waste360’s 40 Under 40 Award winners for 2022.
In addition, Melsert was the singular winner of the Waste360 2022 Innovator Award -- which recognizes innovators and forward thinkers who often use technology to better the industry.
“It is an honor to be selected as one of Waste360’s 40 under 40, and specifically to be chosen for the Innovator Award of 2022 for our work within the battery recycling industry,” Melsert said in a statement.
“We are in unprecedented times as we simultaneously work to address the challenges of increasing security of supply, reducing cost of supply, and mitigating the environmental footprint of supply within the battery metals space. I look forward to continuing to address these global challenges with this community.”
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Waste360’s 40 under 40 program recognizes inspiring and innovative professionals under the age of 40 whose work in waste, recycling, and organics has made a significant contribution to the industry. Waste360’s series of in-depth conversations highlighting the winners’ lives and careers will be published at a later date.
A panel of expert judges from Waste360 evaluated the nominations and consulted with an external advisor to select the finalists and winners.
ABTC pointed out that Melsert has dedicated over 20 years of expertise to the design of first-of-kind sustainable solutions addressing the challenges of recycling battery metals, most recently as the company’s chief technology officer and now CEO.
Under his leadership and supporting Melsert’s further demonstration of his battery recycling technology, ABTC has commenced construction on a pre-commercial lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Nevada.
The company also has won BASF’s global Battery Recycling Circularity Challenge and received a contract award from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium and the US Department of Energy in partnership with USCAR (the collaborative technology company of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors, and Stellantis).
ABTC, which recently changed its name from American Battery Metals Corporation, is positioned to supply low-cost, low-environmental impact, and domestically sourced battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, primary battery metal extraction technologies, and primary resources development.
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