American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has been selected for a $150 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to construct its second lithium-ion battery recycling facility. The new facility is designed to process approximately 100,000 tonnes of battery materials per year. ABAT's project will involve partners including BASF, Siemens, Clemson University, and Argonne National Laboratory.
The company plans to create 1,200 construction jobs and 300 operations jobs through this project. ABAT's first recycling facility near Reno, Nevada, was commissioned in Fall 2023. The company has previously received several competitive awards for both battery recycling and primary claystone-to-lithium hydroxide manufacturing technologies.