Cixi, Zhejiang Launches 20,000 TPA Lithium Battery Recycling Project Worth RMB 188M

Published: Sep 29, 2026 18:07 (GMT+8)

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【East China's Zhejiang (Cixi): 20,000 tpa Battery Resource Utilization Project】According to a disclosure by the local ecological environment branch, an EIA announcement has been published for a 20,000 tpa lithium battery comprehensive resource utilization project. With a total investment of RMB 188 million, the project in Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang, will build intelligent battery pack dismantling lines, fully automated crushing-sorting lines, NCM and LFP black mass hydrometallurgical leaching lines, lithium carbonate recovery lines, iron phosphate recovery lines, and supporting environmental facilities. Upon completion, it will have an annual capacity of 20,000 tons of waste lithium batteries.

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