Aki Battery Recycling Indigenous-Led Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility

Planned

Aki Battery Recycling is Canada's first Indigenous-led lithium-ion battery recycling initiative. The facility will process lithium-ion battery end-of-life and manufacturing scrap into high-grade materials and black mass, which will be refined at Electra's hydrometallurgical refinery near Toronto. The initial phase aims to recycle enough battery scrap to supply 100,000 new electric vehicles annually, addressing Ontario's projected battery waste challenge of 30,000 tonnes annually by 2030. The project operates on a tolling fee basis and establishes a domestic closed-loop supply chain to reduce reliance on offshore processing, while creating long-term benefits for First Nations communities and strengthening Canada's battery supply chain.