Operations

Our Spoke & Hub network continues to grow and develop.

We have four operational Spokes in North America and are expanding in Europe.
Development at our Rochester Hub is advancing well and it is expected to start commissioning in 2023.
Our Spoke network currently has capacity to process 51,000 tonnes of battery material per year.
By the end of 2023, total processing capacity is expected to reach up to 81,000 tonnes of lithium-ion batteries at current and planned Spokes across North America and Europe.

Operational

Canada

Ontario Spoke

The Ontario Spoke is located in Kingston, ON and was Li-Cycle’s first commercial Spoke facility. It started operations in 2020. Initial site work for a new and larger Ontario Spoke and warehouse is expected to start in 2023.

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USA

New York Spoke

Our battery recycling facility located near Rochester, NY, was Li-Cycle’s first Spoke in the U.S. The Spoke supports the growing demand for battery recycling in the northeastern U.S and has capacity to process 18,000 tonnes of battery material per year.

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USA

Arizona Spoke

Our battery recycling facility in Gilbert, AZ was the first to utilize Li-Cycle’s proprietary technology to directly process full EV battery packs. It started operations in May 2022 and has capacity to process 18,000 tonnes of battery material per year.

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USA

Alabama Spoke

Our battery recycling facility in Tuscaloosa, AL strengthened our North American recycling capacity, and started operations in October 2022. The Spoke can directly process full EV battery packs and has capacity to process 10,000 tonnes of battery material per year.

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In Development

USA

Rochester Hub

The Rochester Hub is expected to be the first-of-its-kind commercial hydrometallurgical battery resource recovery facility in North America. Battery-grade materials will be recovered at the Hub and reintroduced into the supply chain.

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Germany

Germany Spoke

This will be our first battery recycling facility in Europe and is strategically located in the Germany’s Magdeburg region. It is expected to start operations in the second half of 2023 and has capacity to process 30,000 tonnes of battery material per year.

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Norway

Norway Spoke

Li-Cycle is continuing to develop the Norway Spoke, initially as a battery consolidation facility, and then to an operational Spoke in 2024. It is expected to have capacity to process 10,000 tonnes of battery material per year.

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France

France Spoke

Li-Cycle is expanding its planned European Spoke network with the development of a new recycling facility in France. The France Spoke is expected to be operational in 2024, and have the capacity to process 10,000 tonnes of battery material per year.

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