ACI Environ is organizing the Study Tour on Battery Recycling in China, from the 16th to the 20th June 2025. We will visit 9 battery recycling plants & equipment vendors that encompass all stages of the battery recycling value chain, from repurposing and pre-processing to material recovery, including the extraction of valuable metals like nickel, cobalt, and lithium. Participants will learn about the technologies and innovations driving the industry, such as selecting the right equipment, improving metal recovery rates, reducing energy use, and minimizing environmental impact.
Additionally, the visit will offer insights into the business models and economic strategies of these companies. By examining these best practices, participants can optimize their own processes and explore opportunities for international collaboration, and position themselves for future success in both domestic and global markets.
About the Study Tour/Plant Visit
Impression from Previous Study Tours
Programme
16/June
1. Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.
Serves as the hydrometallurgical base of Brunp Group. Processes 120,000 tons of used lithium batteries annually. Through its innovative targeted recycling process, the company has become a global pioneer in solving the industry's critical challenge of "waste material reduction." The core metal material recovery rate of its battery products exceeds 99.3%.
2. Hunan Five Cred Recycle Technology Co., Ltd.
Five Cred Recycle is a high-tech enterprise specializing in lithium battery disassembly, cascade utilization, and recycling. The company has an annual processing capacity of 50,000 tons of used lithium batteries and the ability to extract all valuable metals, including nickel, cobalt, manganese, and lithium, from these batteries. With a total recovery rate of critical metals exceeding 99.5%, Five Cred Recycle has industrialized its production technology, ensuring safe operations, reducing processing costs, and minimizing wastewater generation at the source. Currently, the company focuses on two core business areas: the disassembly, crushing, and preprocessing of lithium-ion batteries, and lithium recovery and deep processing. It can comprehensively recycle ternary lithium and lithium iron phosphate batteries. By 2026, Five Cred Recycle plans to establish a recycling capacity of 100,000 tons for lithium iron phosphate cathode materials.
3. Hunan Jiangye New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
A technical equipment service provider established by Hunan Jiangye Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. and Central South University. Successively developed a series of environmentally friendly equipment, including the "Complete Technology and Equipment for Crushing and Sorting of Used Lithium-ion Batteries" and the "Complete Technology and Equipment for Crushing and Sorting of Electronic Waste."
17/June
4. Jiangxi Ruida New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Ruida focuses on the comprehensive recycling and reuse of used power batteries, as well as the research, production, and sales of lithium battery materials. And has established a used lithium battery dismantling line, a nickel-cobalt-manganese-lithium hydrometallurgical recovery line, and plans to build a ternary precursor production line. Established a closed-loop system in its processes, ranging from dismantling, crushing, and smelting to the production of metal salts and ternary precursors.
18/June
5. Ganzhou Jirui New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Jirui has established a processing capacity of 100,000 tons of used batteries annually, ranking among the top three in China. Its main products include battery-grade lithium carbonate, iron phosphate, and nickel/cobalt/manganese salts, which are primarily used as raw materials for manufacturing lithium battery cathode materials. Jirui’s technical team has mastered internationally advanced digital synthesis technology for battery-grade lithium carbonate. It is one of the few companies in China with industrial-scale production experience, capable of directly recycling lithium batteries to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate and achieving large-scale sales.
6. Ganzhou Cyclewell Technology Co.Ltd
Cyclewell is dedicated to the development of green recycling processes and equipment manufacturing for used power batteries. The company offers a full range of services across the entire industry chain, including process design, modular equipment supply, commissioning, and operation for power battery recycling.Cyclewell provides global power battery recycling enterprises with technical services, equipment supply, and system design for large-scale recycling projects of used power batteries, as well as mobile recycling and processing equipment. The company ensures the safety, cost-efficiency, and environmental sustainability of power battery recycling and reuse project construction.
19/June
7. Jiangxi Miracle Goden Tiger Cobalt Co., Ltd.
Miracle Goden Tiger Cobalt has achieved an annual processing capacity of 50,000 tons of used lithium batteries. The company produces a wide range of products, including electronic-grade cobalt oxide, industrial-grade cobalt oxide, cobalt hydroxide, battery-grade cobalt sulfate, battery-grade manganese sulfate, battery-grade nickel sulfate, and electrolytic copper. Its electronic-grade cobalt oxide and industrial-grade cobalt oxide hold significant advantages in their respective niche markets.
To enhance the efficient and clean recycling of retired power batteries, and with the full support of its parent company, Miracle Automation, Miracle Goden Tiger Cobalt has initiated an expansion and technical transformation project. With a total investment of 5 billion RMB and a planned site expansion of 500 acres, the company is building the Tianqi Used Power Battery Processing Base, targeting a processing capacity of 200,000 tons annually and projected sales revenue exceeding 10 billion RMB.
8. Ganzhou Longkai Technology Co., Ltd.
Longkai is recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) as a compliant enterprise in the comprehensive utilization of retired new energy vehicle power batteries. It is also a provincial-level "specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative" small-to-medium-sized enterprise. The company's core business focuses on the recycling and regenerative utilization of used lithium batteries, with an annual processing capacity of 80,000 tons and an annual production of 15,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate. Longkai holds a leading technological advantage in the lithium battery recycling industry, achieving a comprehensive recovery rate of over 90% for used lithium batteries. Its battery-grade lithium carbonate purity exceeds 99.6%, placing it at the forefront of the domestic industry. In the niche market of lithium iron phosphate battery recycling and lithium carbonate extraction, the company ranks among the top three in China for shipment volume.
20/June
9. Guangdong Jiana Energy Technology Co. Ltd.
Guangdong Jiana was established in October 2003. is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in the research, development, production, and sales of high-end cobalt salts and ternary precursors. It is recognized as a green manufacturing enterprise for the full life cycle of cobalt resources.
Guangdong Jiana currently has an annual production capacity of 10,000 tons of cobalt and nickel salts and 44,000 tons of ternary precursors. The company provides an integrated industrial chain service model that includes "battery-grade nickel and cobalt salt preparation, high-performance precursor manufacturing, disassembly of waste power batteries, high-value green recycling of valuable metals, and recycling of precursor materials."
June 20 afternoon: To Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel(Address: 208 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District),the last station, so you could depart from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport the next day.
June 20 night: Savor local delicacies at Guangzhou's iconic century-old restaurant, Tao Tao Ju, and then soak in the city's breathtaking views on a Pearl River night cruise.
21/June
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