{"id":1148547,"date":"2019-11-07T08:15:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T14:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1006170"},"modified":"2019-11-07T08:15:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T14:15:44","slug":"australian-south-korean-companies-join-forces-to-recycle-battery-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1148547","title":{"rendered":"Australian, South Korean companies join forces to recycle battery metals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Envirostream Australia, a 24% subsidiary of Lithium Australia (ASX: LIT), announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with South Korean company SungEel HiTech Co. for the sale of recycled battery metals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a media statement, the companies involved in the deal explained that Envirostraem will supply SungEel with mixed metal dust or MMD containing cobalt, nickel <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">and<\/g> lithium recovered from spent LIBs at the Australian company\u2019s battery recycling plant in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>At present, Envirostream is the only company in Australia certified to collect, sort, shred and separate all the components of spent LIBs<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The plan is for SungEel to use the minerals to supply environmentally sustainable technology projects that benefit from a circular battery economy.<\/p>\n<p>According to Adrian Griffin, Lithium Australia&#8217;s managing director, Envirostream&#8217;s next MMD shipment to SungEel should take place later this month. <\/p>\n<p>In the executive&#8217;s view, expanding Envirostream\u2019s processing 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