[SMM New Energy] Mercedes recalls 19,000 China-made EVs starting June 2026 due to BMS issues and battery fire risks.

On February 10th, the 1800 tons/year Electronic Grade Fluoride Rare Earth and Lithium Fluoride Purification Project of a company in Mianyang was filed with the relevant authorities. Project details are as follows: It will be constructed in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, with a capacity of 1800 tons/year of electronic grade fluoride rare earth and lithium fluoride purification.

On February 10th, a company in Guizhou issued a pre-approval public notice for the environmental impact report of its "Fluorine-Aluminum Resource Comprehensive Utilization Project in Wuchuan Autonomous County." The project details are as follows: construction scale of 80,000 t/a anhydrous aluminum fluoride, 60,000 t/a anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, and 200,000 t/a pyrite-based sulfuric acid.

On January 31st, the first public notice for the environmental impact assessment of the "Standardized Cascading Utilization Equipment Renovation Project for Retired Power Batteries (Phase I) of a Company in Kunming" was released. Located in Standard Factory Buildings B3-4, International Printing and Packaging City, Guandu District, Kunming City, the project has a total investment of 157 million yuan. It adopts technologies including high-compatibility rapid non-destructive testing and sorting for retired batteries, pre-treatment technology for power lithium battery recycling, and conventional battery production lines to process waste power lithium batteries and form battery module products.