January 27, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Building up a domestic U.S. supply chain for critical minerals such as lithium carbonate could be supported by recycling everyday batteries, lithium-focused Li-Cycle (Toronto, Ontario) said.

Lithium compounds are sought-after materials in a global economy slowly moving away from fossil fuels as they power everything from flashlight batteries to the batteries that power electric vehicles. The United States, however, is dependent on foreign suppliers for many materials, such as China, a top adversary.