L R AS Published on Saturday 16 January 2021 - n° 346 - Categories:lithium batteries
Explosion at a Chinese lithium battery recycler
Explosion at the Chinese company Brunp, CATL's battery recycling subsidiary, which is the world's leading battery manufacturer. This company has an annual capacity
recycling of 6,000 tonnes of batteries. From disposal processes, 4,500 tonnes of nickel, cobalt, manganese oxide, lithium cobaltate, cobalt chloride, nickel sulphate, cobalt sulphate and tricobalt tetroxide are produced each year. https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210112PD209.html
Digitimes of 14 January
Editor's note Even professionals are not immune to lithium-related accidents. This is a reminder that it has not yet been possible to completely stabilise lithium effectively.
