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Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Project

American Battery Technology Company

McCarran, NV, USA

-119.4909586, 39.5279244

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 167

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Recycling

Product: Recycled Materials


Project Announcement Date: 3/8/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2023

Date Commercial Production Started: 10/11/2023

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 20000 tpa

Current Annual Production: 23000 tpa

Operating Status: Operating


Capital Investment: $60.5 million

Congressional District: NV2

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $2 million

Selected Sources:

“Lithium-ion Battery Recycler ABTC Expands Operations with Purchase of Move-In Ready, Commercial-Scale Facility”, American Battery Technology Company, PR Newswire, 08 Mar 2023. 🔗


“American Battery Technology Company opens battery recycling plant”, Joelle Anselmo, Manufacturing Dive, 16 Oct 2023. 🔗


“American Battery Technology Company Announces Start of Operations at its Commercial-Scale, Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility in Nevada”, American Battery Technology Company, 11 Oct 2023. 🔗


“American Battery Technology Company Awarded Additional $40 Million Competitive Tax Credit to Accelerate Construction of Next Battery Recycling Facility”, American Battery Technology Company, PR Newswire, 04 Apr 2024. 🔗


“American Battery Technology Company Ramps its Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility and Operates at Over 115% Design Rate”, American Battery Technology Company, PR Newswire, 13 May 2024. 🔗


“ABTC Announces Major Sale of Recycled Battery Materials”, Stella Nolan, evmagazine.com, 12 Jul 2024. 🔗


“American Battery Technology Company Announces Contract to Sell Legacy Property in Fernley, Nevada”, American Battery Technology Company, American Battery Technology Company, 04 Apr 2025. 🔗


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