American Battery Technology Company

Special thanks to BASF for inviting ABTC CEO/CTO?Ryan Melsert to participate in their Sustainability Matters Virtual Event Series. Team ABTC is honored to join their efforts alongside industry experts, partners, and key stakeholders to discuss sustainability trends, challenges, and long-term solutions for a sustainable future, and explore new innovative ways to reduce environmental impacts and establish a circular economy for battery materials.

Fast Company: Out of the $138 billion invested into new battery and EV manufacturing facilities in the U.S. since the beginning of 2022, almost $10 billion of that has gone into companies founded by Tesla alumni — revealing a strong commitment to building domestic manufacturing in the clean energy space. American Battery Technology Company celebrates our large number of Tesla alumni alongside all ABTC employees working to build our new energy economy in the United States. https://lnkd.in/ghNMih_d

While at Fastmarkets’ 16th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2024 ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert had a chance to catch up with Fastmarkets' editor Grace Asenov to discuss our progress in 'nearshoring lithium hydroxide production' and our recent success in manufacturing commercially-viable lithium product with its internally-developed processing technologies from its U.S Tonopah Flats lithium claystone resource, diminishing reliance on foreign entities. https://lnkd.in/dW2sNjTn

Congratulations to the Nevada Tech Hub and all at University of Nevada, Reno, for the $21 million award announced this week that will help to further accelerate the lithium and EV materials industry in our home state. ABTC's Director of Research and Development, York Smith, and Director of Engineering, Mitchell Dreier, were thrilled to join in yesterday to celebrate the great news. Nevada is leading the way in establishing a domestic supply chain for lithium and other critical materials in the United States, and ABTC is honored to support these initiatives, from processing to advanced manufacturing and recycling. Thank you to our local representatives, Caleb Cage and the Nevada Battery Coalition, and our partners at UNR for all of your support! Learn more about the U.S. Department of Commerce’s?Economic Development Administration (EDA)'s Tech Hub program here: https://lnkd.in/gUV7neGs

Thank you ROBERT “SULLY” SULLIVAN and Mike Costa for having ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert on the “Big Biz Show’ to discuss American Battery Technology Company’s unique, dual business operations to provide a domestic source of battery metals. We are working to meet the rising demand for battery metals that power our EVs, stationary grid storage systems, and consumer electronics by commercializing our technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling with return to the North American manufacturing supply chain in a closed-loop fashion. #batterymetals #circularity https://lnkd.in/gYrkDKrP

ABTC's Thomas Nagel and Mark McDaniel joined Agilent Technologies this week at their Atomic Symposium for Mining & Battery for a hands-on, interactive presentation on their analytical workflow utlizing Agilent equipment. The symposium provided focused, in-depth discussions on elemental analysis, covering the unique analytical challenges faced by Agilent's mining & battery customers. Many thanks to the team at Agilent!

Thank you Ken Hoffman, CFA, Steve LeVine, Howard Klein, David Deckelbaum, CFA, and VINFAST for joining ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert in an enlightening panel discussion on the 2023 Inflation Reduction Act and upcoming elections at Fastmarkets' 16th Lithium Supply and BRM Conference yesterday. CEO Ryan Melsert joins an additional panel today to discuss "Building North American recycling and refining capacity – fact or fallacy?," addressing the roadmaps for running a profitable hydrometallurgical refinement facility, prospects for end-of-life batteries in terms of time and volume, access to feedstock, capital and improving operational efficiency, and more.

We are at Fastmarkets’ 16th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference this week on the heels of our successful manufacturing of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada claystone and U.S. Department of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s visit last week.? Today, alongside a panel of industry leaders and voices, ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert will share perspectives on the need for all-party support to diminish reliance on foreign entities and to build a strong, new energy economy for the U.S. Creating a resilient, secure, and sustainable battery metals supply chain for North America takes support from both political parties. Tonight is Fastmarkets’ inaugural Voltas Awards which recognizes and celebrates pioneering companies, leaders, and innovators who have demonstrated excellence and groundbreaking achievements across the battery raw materials supply chain, and those who are paving the way to a more sustainable future.? ?We’re in the running for “Best New Project,” and are honored to share the spotlight with other first movers in the industry. About the Voltas Awards: https://lnkd.in/g8PJUrYh

We were thrilled to have hosted U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm and members of her staff at our commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility earlier this week.?The tour follows our recent announcement of its first successful manufacturing of lithium hydroxide from its first-of-kind, Nevada-based claystone integrated demonstration plant that was constructed with support from a grant from the U.S. DOE. “I’m very proud of our team for constructing and commissioning ahead of schedule our multi-tonne per day demonstration system for the manufacturing of battery grade lithium hydroxide from our own Nevada-based sedimentary claystone resource,” stated American Battery Technology Company CEO Ryan Melsert.? “It was an especially proud moment to have Secretary Granholm come onsite to tour this demonstration facility, to review our progress on scaling this technology even further to our commercial-scale refinery with support from an additional U.S. DOE grant, and to have so many of our strategic partners and stakeholders onsite to galvanize our path forward and align to establishing a true US closed-loop battery supply chain.” Thank you, Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Thomas Burns, Andrew Clinger, Jessica Diss and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Jon Dunham, Joni Eastley, Mridul Gautam, PhD, Brady Hays, Benjamin R Knudsen, Jackie Pierrott, and Kristen Wahl. https://prn.to/4eveD95

In May, COO Andrés Meza represented ABTC at Waste360's WasteExpo, speaking to stakeholders and representatives in the waste industry on responsible disposal and recycling of lithium-ion batteries. Safety is a primary concern for ABTC as well as for the waste management industry.?We look forward to continued conversations as we work together to establish a circular economy for these materials. Learn more about the panel and our perspectives on the future of lithium-ion battery recycling in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/gSHfNsS9