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Johnson Controls, Aqua Metals Sign Battery Recycling Technology Partnership
Under terms of a multi-faceted deal, the company is investing in Aqua Metals.
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Johnson Controls finalized an agreement covering North America, China and Europe for an electrochemical battery recycling technology. Under terms of a multi-faceted deal, the company is investing in Aqua Metals.
“Our partnership with Johnson Controls is a tremendous step forward and is an opportunity for us to work with the global leader in automotive battery manufacturing and responsible recycling,” Aqua Metals Chairman and CEO Dr. Stephen Clarke said in a statement. “We will build on this exciting relationship in order to enable clean and efficient battery recycling around the world.”
Under the agreement Johnson Controls will:
Become the first licensee for AquaRefiningtechnology
Supply Aqua Metals with batteries to recycle as a service, as part of the Johnson Controls closed-loop network
Purchase AquaRefined metals produced from Aqua Metals’ facilities
Acquire just under 5 percent of Aqua Metals outstanding shares
“Agreements like this are a part of our continuing strategy to invest in clean technologies, building on our commitment to create a more sustainable and environmentally responsible industry,” Joe Walicki, president of Johnson Controls Power Solutions, said in a statement.
Aqua Metals, which recently opened its first plant in McCarran, Nev., uses an advanced electrochemical process for recycling batteries. As it scales up capacity, Aqua Metals plans to hire hundreds of employees for existing and future operations across the United States.
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