1 · Collection
Receiving end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and production scrap from EVs, manufacturing, fleets, battery-swap networks, and energy storage — with intake screening and documentation.
Process & capabilities
The mechanical recycling value chain
RTM's planned Phase 1 operations transform end-of-life batteries and production scrap into black mass and recovered metals through a controlled, safety-first process.
Phase 1 · Mechanical recycling
From collection to recovered materials
Each stage is designed around safe handling, material integrity, and traceability — building the foundation for higher-value recovery in later phases.
1
Collection
Intake of batteries & scrap
2
Discharge
Safe deactivation
3
Dismantling
Pack & module breakdown
4
Shredding
Controlled size reduction
5
Separation
Material sorting
6
Recovery
Black mass + metals
2 · Safe discharge
Controlled deactivation to safely remove residual energy from cells and modules, reducing thermal and electrical risk before any physical processing.
3 · Dismantling
Systematic breakdown of battery packs and modules to separate housings, wiring, and components — preparing materials for size reduction.
4 · Shredding
Controlled mechanical size reduction of dismantled material within managed conditions to produce a consistent feed for separation.
5 · Separation
Physical separation processes sort the shredded stream into distinct material fractions — isolating black mass from metals and other components.
6 · Material recovery
Recovered outputs include black mass plus copper, aluminium, steel, and plastics — directed back toward the manufacturing and materials supply chain.
Recovered outputs
What Phase 1 is designed to recover
Mechanical recycling is planned to yield a stream of valuable, reusable materials:
- Black mass — the concentrated feedstock containing nickel, cobalt, lithium, and manganese
- Copper — from current collectors and wiring
- Aluminium — from housings and current collectors
- Steel — from casings and structural components
- Plastics — from separators and housings
Future phase
Hydrometallurgical refining
Later phases are planned to add chemical refining — processing black mass to recover battery-grade nickel, cobalt, lithium, and manganese, moving RTM further up the value chain toward finished battery materials.
Explore a supply partnership
Interested in supplying end-of-life batteries or production scrap, or discussing offtake of recovered materials? We'd welcome the conversation.
Contact our team