Ascend Elements is an independent manufacturer of advanced battery materials using valuable elements reclaimed from spent lithium-ion batteries. Their patented Hydro-to-Cathode® direct precursor synthesis process transforms waste into high-value materials for EV batteries, contributing to a more sustainable industry.

Ascend Elements

Based in Westborough, Mass., Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of lithium-ion battery materials by establishing a clean and sustainable supply chain using recycled feedstock. Its patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology directly synthesizes new cathode active materials from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. The results are lower cost, better performance batteries with fewer discarded in landfill, a cleaner manufacturing process, and a truly sustainable closed-loop circular battery economy. Ascend Elements is taking the lithium-ion battery industry to a higher level.

In London later this month? Our Chief Commercial Officer Ian Braime will join other EV battery industry leaders from Fastmarkets, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, MAYER ENVIRONMENTAL LTD. and Stena to discuss sustainable battery materials. See you at ACI’s Battery Recycling Europe conference on February 28! 

Electric vehicles of the near future will be far cleaner than they are today thanks to recycled battery materials. Making new EV battery materials from recycled batteries with our patented Hydro-to-Cathode® process is much better for the environment than using primary (mined) materials.

How much better? If we made 10,000 metric tons of NMC 622 from recycled materials (that's about enough for 125,000 EVs), the carbon emissions reduction alone would be like taking 45,435 gas-powered vehicles off the road for a year! By 2030, we expect that carbon emissions reduction figure to be equivalent to taking 83,478 gas-powered vehicles off the road for a year! 

The team at Recycling Today wrote about our recent life cycle assessment results earlier this month. 👇 
https://lnkd.in/e4DQE3TC

Want to dig a little deeper? Check out the recent LCA summary report. https://lnkd.in/g3erd3Qv

Congratulations to Turner Construction Company for winning the 2023 Liberty Mutual Insurance Gold Award for Excellence in Construction Safety at our Apex 1 project in Hopkinsville, Kentucky! This is a prestigious award presented to a select few construction teams each year.

Turner Construction and its sub-contractors are demonstrating a deep commitment to safety as we build North America's electric vehicle battery materials infrastructure. Safety always comes first. 

Richard Conway, DBIA,LEED GA
Wenqing Su, EMBA, MEM
Emily Smith
Cory Radcliffe

Are you going to the #NAATBatt annual meeting in San Diego later this month? Don't forget your running shoes! 👟 We are sponsoring "Your Morning Run," a fun daily meetup for runners and joggers at the 2024 NAATBatt conference. Take a lap (or two) around the resort running loop with Ascend Elements CEO Mike O'Kronley and VP Tomasz Poznar at 7 a.m. on Feb. 20, 21 and 22.

Participants will get some limited edition Ascend Elements gear as well as a healthy start to the day.

See you at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California on February 19 – 22, 2024. Learn more about the conference! 👇 
https://nac.naatbatt.org/

Jim Greenberger


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