American Manganese Inc. (TSX-V:AMY, OTCQB:AMYZF) has updated on its technology and partnership development strategy, highlighting that it produced and delivered NMC-811 cathode precursor material samples, made from recycled material, to third-party collaborators in North America, Europe, and Asia.
The feedstock material was black mass coming from waste electric vehicle batteries, the company said, adding that the cathode precursor is a specifically engineered material - commonly containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese - which turns into a cathode when lithium is added.
"We are maintaining an active collaboration with players in the growing battery industry with our continuous lab-scale research, while we work in parallel to prepare our demonstration plant for scaled-up and continuous operation," Larry Reaugh, president and CEO of American Manganese said in a statement. "We believe our lithium-ion battery recycling and upcycling technology enables a circular solution for the battery supply chain, and we aim to strengthen our relationship with the various collaborators."
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The cathode precursor material will be analyzed independently and built into battery cells to benchmark against precursors from virgin mined materials, the company said.
American Manganese is a critical metals company focused on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries using its RecycLiCo process.
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