FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (KTVI) – A massive fire broke out at the Critical Mineral Recovery facility, a battery processing plant south of St. Louis, on Wednesday afternoon, releasing thick, toxic smoke into ...

Even with America’s leadership in manufacturing — and a 99% recycling rate for lead — the United States still depends on China for the refining of antimony, a key battery input.  In lithium-ion ...

Numerous market analyses have shown that over the next five years, demand for lithium-ion batteries for everything from personal electric devices to grid-scale energy storage is expected to grow ...