US-based Redwood Materials has started critical materials recovery at its Berkeley County, South Carolina campus, adding an initial 20,000 metric tons of annual production.
The company broke ground on the plant in early 2024. Redwood expects to expand the 600-acre campus over the next decade.
Redwood’s Nevada facility produced more than 60,000 metric tons of materials last year, making it one of the biggest sources of mined or recycled critical minerals in the US.
Redwood has a non-binding memorandum of understanding with GM to deploy energy storage systems using new US-manufactured batteries from GM and second-life battery packs from GM EVs. The company also has an agreement to supply Toyota with cathode active materials and anode copper foil to use in battery production at the automaker’s North Carolina battery manufacturing plant.
“By recovering critical minerals at scale, we’re building the foundation for American leadership in advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, and the high-power technologies of tomorrow,” the company said. “With recycling operations now online in South Carolina, Redwood is helping transform the US into a nation that can secure and reuse its own resources.”
Source: Redwood Materials