Powerco, the battery manufacturing arm of the Volkswagen Group, has entered into a joint venture with Belgian material recycling firm Umicore.
The move secures the Volkswagen Group’s access to cathode active materials, which it regards as “the key technological lever for battery performance”, as well as the most expensive component of a cell.
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