American Manganese sends RecycLiCo process sample to international cathode manufacturer for validation

American Manganese Inc (CVE:AMY) (OTCQB:AMYZF) (FRA:2AM) said a recycled product produced from recycled NCA (lithium-nickel-cobalt-aluminum oxide) cathode waste has been shipped to an international cathode manufacturer. 

The company said the manufacturer will validate whether the material, produced through American Manganese’s RecycLiCo process, can be integrated into its production. 

Prior to the shipment of samples, American Manganese said it analyzed the purity levels of select elements using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), which determined that the recycled material outperformed the purity of commercial-grade NCA cathode precursor material. 

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The impurity elements were sodium, manganese, silicon, and sulfur.

“We are excited to demonstrate the capabilities of the RecycLiCo patented process to one of the world’s leading cathode manufacturers,” said Larry Reaugh, president and CEO of American Manganese, in a statement.

“Our internal material analysis is encouraging, and we welcome the cathode manufacturer’s feedback and the possibility of a potential future collaboration that would integrate RecycLiCo directly into their manufacturing process.”

American Manganese has been working with its research partner Kemetco since 2016 on advancing its RecycLiCo process, which sees key metals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel, recovered from scrap lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles (EVs).

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