The two will create a recycling solution for lithium-ion batteries used in electric industrial vehicles.
Princeton NuEnergy Inc. (PNE), a Morristown, New Jersey-based company primarily engaged in the regeneration of lithium-ion battery material, has announced a strategic partnership with Greenland Technologies Holding Corp., a manufacturer of industrial electric vehicles and drivetrain systems based in East Windsor Township, New Jersey.
The goal of the partnership is to create a recycling solution for lithium-ion batteries used in electric industrial vehicles, as the next step in creating a circular supply chain. The hope is to alleviate a future supply chain bottleneck.
“Our partnership gives us an invaluable opportunity to commercialize the advanced technologies and recycling processes we have been developing over the past few years, as we seek to help the electric vehicle industry meet its ambitious growth targets,” says Yan Chao, CEO of PNE.
According to a news release from NuEnergy, the strategic partnership's goals are to:
create a safe and sustainable recycling solution for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries used in electric industrial vehicles, including electric forklifts, electric loaders and electric excavators;
advance sustainability efforts in the electromobility sector and further minimize the environmental footprint of shared electric industrial vehicles, with PNE serving as Greenland's partner in ultimately meeting its net-zero emission and 100 percent recycling targets.
PNE says it will use its commercial lithium-ion battery recycling novel plasma-based direct lithium-ion battery recycling technology to recover the end-of-life batteries from Greenland's electric industrial vehicle fleets. PNE will then produce battery-grade material that can be used in the production of new batteries for new Greenland's electric industrial vehicles.
"Battery supply and materials availability is an increasing concern as the proliferation of electric vehicles continues to accelerate, with the risk of becoming a gating factor in the manufacturing process a few years down the road,” says Raymond Wang, CEO of Greenland. “We think PNE's innovative, proprietary process can be a real game-changer for us, and we are excited to be partnering together at this important juncture."
The partnership offers additional, complementary system solutions to meet application needs in organics and construction and demolition.
ML Environmental Group, a Denver-based supplier of equipment and systems for processing solid and organics waste, has announced a partnership and exclusive United States distribution agreement with Scott Equipment Co., a New Prague, Minnesota-based manufacturer of the Turbo Separator and GypStream product lines.
"When we consider a company and brand as a potential solution partner, the most important characteristics we look at are that our company cultures, values and visions align," says Brandon Lapsys, ML Environmental Group president. "Scott Equipment Co. checks all of those boxes and so many more. They have a world-class product that has been proven in the marketplace for nearly three decades."
ML Environmental Group, the parent company to Komptech Americas and Plexus Recycling Technologies, says the patented Turbo Separator depackaging technology is a natural fit for Komptech customers in the food waste and organics recovery market. In addition, MLE customers have a new solution to process gypsum wallboard or drywall in the construction and demolition recycling market.
According to the companies, benefits of this strategic partnership include:
Komptech Americas customers gain the ability to implement preprocessing and separation systems for food waste depackaging into their organics waste processes.
The Turbo Separator and GypStream systems effectively complement Komptech Americas' equipment technologies, giving a broader audience reach to both companies, regionally and nationally.
ML Environmental Group is the exclusive dealer for Turbo Separator organics systems for composting and Gypstream drywall recycling systems in the United States, excluding California.
"Our recycling systems, including both the food waste organics recovery system and the gypsum wallboard separation and recovery machines, position nicely with ML Environmental Group's vision to offer their customers an end-to-end solution," says Kevin Pedretti, business development and product marketing manager at Scott Equipment Co.
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WB Waste & Recycling boosts capacity to 25 tons per hour.
Machinex, headquartered in Plessisville, Quebec, with North American offices in North Carolina, helped WB Waste & Recycling upgrade its Capitol Heights, Maryland, Olive Street Recycling Facility, adding two Mach Ballistic separators and the dual-eject Mach Hyspec optical sorter to eject polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and mixed paper, increasing the facility’s overall material recycling facility performance.
The system processes residential single-stream and commercial materials. The Olive Street material recovery facility was awarded several new contracts for processing additional tons of residential single-stream (RSS) material, so the company needed to improve its recycling capacity to meet these requirements. As a result, it contacted Machinex to retrofit the recycling system.
On the container line, a magnet removes ferrous metals (tin cans), and an eddy current removes the nonferrous items, which are sorted to make a used beverage can- (UBC-) grade aluminum.
As it does in many cases, the Machinex engineering team had to cope with a tight existing building with a low roof to add several pieces of equipment. The result is an increase from 10 tons per hour (TPH) to 25 TPH of sorting capacity.
Dave Taylor, director of recycling at WB Waste and Recycling, says the company experienced six weeks of total downtime while Machinex upgraded its Capitol Heights facility.
“Working with Machinex, with their customer service, it was incredible how quickly we were able to get this project off the ground and completed,” he says.
Adam Shine has worked in the recycling industry for more than 15 years, most recently as Sunnking’s vice president.
Sunnking, an R2 (Responsible Recycling) certified electronics recycler based in Brockport, New York, has appointed Adam Shine as company president. He held the role of vice president since 2015.
"It's a huge honor and an excellent opportunity to keep influencing a company and industry with extremely high growth potential," Shine says. "I believe we have a world-class culture, team and purpose-driven brand that sets us apart from others in the recycling space. I'm looking forward to the exciting projects, partnerships and innovative firsts that we have in store for the near future."
Shine has worked in the recycling industry for over 15 years. As vice president of Sunnking, he oversaw the company’s expansion into a new 204,000-square-foot facility with automated processing capabilities. Shine worked to improve Sunnking's recycling footprint from 12 million pounds to more than 25 million pounds of material per year.
"I've been working closely with Adam for the last 15 years, and I know the company is in good hands," says CEO Duane Beckett. "With a move like this, Sunnking is poised to make an even larger impact in the evolution of our industry."
Shine also serves as president for Manitoba Corp., Lancaster, New York, and vice president of business development for Utility Recyclers International, Lancaster. In 2022 he will become the chairman of ISRI's electronics recycling division. Shine remains a member of the REMADE Governance Board and Strategic Advisory Committee. He also serves as an advisory board member for Camp Good Days and Special Times.