Li-Cycle Rochester Hub Project
Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Rochester, New York, United States
Source: ESG Dive
Li-Cycle's Rochester Hub project was an ambitious lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Rochester, New York, initially planned with an annual capacity of 35,000 metric tons of black mass and equivalent feedstocks. Construction began in early 2022 but was paused in October 2023 due to rising costs and financial difficulties. The project was initially expected to cost $560 million but later proj
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Energy Storage, Warehouse
- Location
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- ESG Dive
ConstructChat
Ask ConstructChat about Li-Cycle Rochester Hub Project
Pick a question to edit it, or write your own.
First answer free · no account
Project Information FAQ
Project Information
Participants
Company |
Status
Original status | paused |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
Contact
| Not available for this record. |
Description
Description | Li-Cycle's Rochester Hub project was an ambitious lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Rochester, New York, initially planned with an annual capacity of 35,000 metric tons of black mass and equivalent feedstocks. Construction began in early 2022 but was paused in October 2023 due to rising costs and financial difficulties. The project was initially expected to cost $560 million but later projections estimated close to $1 billion. The facility never began operations and was part of Li-Cycle's broader battery recycling network including several spoke facilities in North America and Europe. |
Original sector | Energy |
Budget |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New York |
City | Rochester |
Source
Source | ESG Dive |
URL |
More Details
Record type | Project |
Sector | Energy Storage, Warehouse |
Article published date | 2025-08-14 |
Research
Free account
View all details
You are reading the public part. A free account opens the rest:
- Every detail on this project
- News and media coverage
- Technical research
Free account · no card · lands you back on this project
More Energy Storage projects in United States
- Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant
- Centrally Managed Pay-and-Display Parking
- Chevron Richmond Refinery
- Nestle Food and Distribution Centre, USA
- Pepperidge Farm Bakery Plant
- Baldock Solar Highway
- Doyle Drive Replacement / Presidio Parkway, San Francisco, US
- Newtown Creek (35-G) North and North Central Batteries