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Fortum acquires Crisolteq Ltd

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  • Crisolteq has developed a hydrometallurgical recycling process to reduce the environmental impact of batteries
  • The company has R&D activities at Raisio’s Smart Chemistry Park
  • The company is headquartered in Harjavalta

Fortum is acquiring the entire shareholding in the Finnish growth company Crisolteq, a specialist in recycling of valuable metals in lithium-ion batteries. The investment strengthens Fortum’s position in the recycling of high value materials in Europe. The recycling of battery metals also supports Fortum’s existing battery business.

Crisolteq has an industrial-scale hydrometallurgical recycling facility in Harjavalta, Finland. Additionally, Crisolteq has a production plant in Tornio, and research and development activities in Raisio. Raisio’s R&D activities are located in Smart Chemistry Park, hosted by Turku Science Park Oy, in Raisio plc’s mill site. Smart Chemistry Park is a collaborative network of startup and growth companies in cleantech and circular economy.

Crisolteq has developed a unique hydrometallurgical recycling process that enables a recycling rate of more than 80% for lithium-ion batteries compared to the current recycling rate of about 50%. In the hydrometallurgical process cobalt, manganese, and nickel are recovered from the batteries. The valuable metals are delivered to a battery manufacturer to be used to produce new batteries.

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Crisolteq has an industrial-scale hydrometallurgical recycling facility in Harjavalta.

“The electrification of our society will significantly increase the demand for batteries in the future. We strongly believe in the hydrometallurgical process developed by Crisolteq. We see a very promising future for the technology and see it as an important part of our recycling business. The recycling of valuable metals decreases the environmental load of EV batteries by reducing the need to excavate valuable metals,” says Kalle Saarimaa, Vice President, Recycling and Waste, Fortum.

Crisolteq employs 23 people and sales amounted to EUR 2.1 million during its last fiscal year. The parties have agreed not to disclose the acquisition price.