
Sardinia, Italy
Portovesme Hub
Project.

OUR FACILITY
The Portovesme Hub is expected to be one of the largest producers of recycled battery-grade lithium carbonate in Europe.
Li-Cycle and Glencore are jointly studying the feasibility of, and later develop, a Hub refining and recovery facility in Portovesme, Italy. The black mass processed at the Portovesme Hub is expected to be supplied from Li-Cycle’s European Spoke recycling network and Glencore’s commercial network. The project plan includes repurposing part of the existing Glencore metallurgical complex in Portovesme, Italy. A definitive feasibility study for the Portovesme Hub project is underway, with completion timing during 2024 currently under review. The Portovesme Hub would be a landmark project for Europe’s battery recycling industry. Subject to a positive investment decision, it is expected to be one of the largest sources of recycled battery-grade lithium, as well as recycled nickel and cobalt, on the European continent.
Portovesme expected outcomes per year:
To process up to 70,000 tonnes of black mass
To produce up to 15,000 to 16,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate
To produce up to 18,000 tonnes of contained nickel and up to 2,250 tonnes of contained cobalt
Portovesme Hub in the news
Li-Cycle and Glencore Accelerate Operational Plans for European Recycling Hub
Press Releases, Portovesme
September 18, 2023
Original press release deployed via Business Wire Two-phase approach to the Portovesme Hub project in Sardinia, Italy initiated to fast-track the production of lithium carbonate to the first half of…
Li-Cycle and Glencore Announce Plans for a Significant European Recycling Hub
Press Releases, Portovesme
May 9, 2023
Expected to create the first European fully closed-loop solution from lithium-ion battery material inputs to battery-grade products; would be the largest source of recycled battery grade lithium as well as…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Visit Li-Cycle’s Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility in Ontario
Press Releases, Kingston, Norway, Germany, France, Portovesme
March 8, 2023
Original press release deployed via Business Wire TORONTO, Ontario (March 8, 2023) – Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (NYSE: LICY) (“Li-Cycle” or the “Company”), an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and…