Li-Cycle Rochester Hub
Li-Cycle, in collaboration with Hatch, is constructing the first-of-its-kind hydrometallurgical battery resource recovery facility in Rochester, New York, known as the Rochester Hub. The Hub is expected to process up to 35,000 tonnes of black mass per year, which is equivalent to approximately 90,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material or 18 gigawatt-hours of lithium-ion batteries, making it the first source of recycled battery-grade lithium in North America.
Li-Cycle’s Hub technology is the company’s second step of its Spoke & Hub business model. The first step is at their Spoke facilities where battery material is recycled through a proprietary submerged shredding process to produce ‘black mass,’ an intermediate product. Black mass contains highly valuable metals, including lithium, nickel, and cobalt.
At Li-Cycle’s Hub facilities, the black mass obtained from the Spokes is processed to produce the fundamental building blocks of batteries. Once fully operational, the Hub is expected to deliver annual production of up to 7,500-8,500 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate, 42,000-48,000 tonnes of battery-grade nickel sulphate, and 6,500-7,500 tonnes of battery-grade cobalt sulphate, in addition to other valuable materials.
Li-Cycle’s safe, sustainable, and highly scalable, Spoke & Hub Technologies™ will help create a closed-loop supply chain for lithium-ion batteries to accelerate the clean energy transition.
Our extensive expertise in hydrometallurgical processes and engineering prowess makes us the ideal partner for this ambitious project. We are providing project management services for detailed engineering, procurement, construction support, and commissioning planning for the project. With significant progress already achieved, the Rochester Hub is on track to start commissioning in late 2023.
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