#TM1 Technology Minerals – Exclusive Pentagon to boost rare earths and lithium stockpiles February 21, 2022 – Posted in: Blog, Technology Minerals (TM1)

The Pentagon plans to boost the stockpile of rare earth minerals, cobalt and lithium it manages for the U.S. government to reduce its long-term dependence on China, two people familiar with the plan said. The new stockpile agreement guidance is expected to be announced as soon as next week, one of the people said, nearly a year after U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order to study U.S. supply chain resiliency in February 2021. Rare…

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#TM1 Technology Minerals – Recyclus Opens First Recycling Plant in Tipton January 31, 2022 – Posted in: Blog, Technology Minerals (TM1)

Technology Minerals Plc (LSE: TM1), the first listed UK company focused on creating a sustainable circular economy for battery metals is pleased to announce that its 49% owned battery recycling business, Recyclus Group Ltd (“Recyclus”), has opened its first lead-acid battery recycling plant in Tipton, West Midlands, and will commence operations on the week commencing 7th February 2022.   The Tipton plant aims to increase Recyclus’ lead-acid battery recycling production capacity from an estimated 16,000 tonnes…

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#TM1 Technology Minerals – Britishvolt gets £100m boost to build UK’s first large-scale ‘gigafactory’ January 21, 2022 – Posted in: Blog, Technology Minerals (TM1)

The deal to build an electric car battery plant near Blyth will bring up to 3,000 jobs to the area by 2028 A rendering of the electric car battery Britishvolt plant set to be built near Blyth, Northumberland. Photograph: Britishvolt   The UK government will invest £100m in Britishvolt as the car battery manufacturing startup seeks to build Britain’s first large-scale “gigafactory” in the north-east of England. The government’s Automotive Transformation Fund will invest alongside asset management…

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#TM1 Technology Minerals – Q&A: Building battery recycling capabilities December 9, 2021 – Posted in: Blog, Technology Minerals (TM1)

Technology Minerals is a London-based, LSE-listed company creating a circular economy for battery metals. The company, which is also engaged in extracting raw materials required for lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathodes, plans to increase its lead-acid battery recycling capability to 16,000 tonnes per annum by 2022, and 5,000 tonnes per annum for Li-ion batteries in the same time frame. Robin Brundle, chairman of Technology Minerals plc, outlines TM’s plans to recycle batteries on an industrial scale.  …

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