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A recycling facility will be built in Kentucky to shred electric vehicle batteries in a $65 million venture between American and South Korean companies
Ascend Elements announced this week that it will be partnering with SK ecoplant to build a $65 million lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville, creating approximately 60 new jobs.
U.S.-based Ascend Elements is partnering with South Korea-based SK ecoplant and its e-waste recycling subsidiary, TES, to build a $65 million lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville, Ky. The 100,000-square-foot EV battery recycling facility will disassemble and shred approximately 24,000 metric tons of used EV batteries and gigafactory scrap per year – or approximately 56,000 EV batteries per year. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2023 with completion in January 2025
A recycling facility will be built in Kentucky to shred electric vehicle batteries in a $65 million venture