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…
