# Baterias Moura to double battery recycling capacity with new unit

Baterias Moura is investing R$ 600 million in a new metallurgy unit for battery recycling in Belo Jardim, Brazil. The unit, expected to start operations in December 2023, will double the company's recycled battery production to 274,000 tonnes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-12-06
- Where: Belo Jardim, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Value: $114.0M (600.0M BRL)
- Starts operating: Dec 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 274,000 tonnes of recycled batteries per year
- Products: recycled batteries, lead, plastics, metallic alloys
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Baterias Moura](https://endata.com/companies/67133.md)

## Sources

- [autoindustria.com.br](https://www.autoindustria.com.br/2022/12/06/moura-ampliara-capacidade-de-reciclagem-de-baterias/), 2022-12-06: "Não há como considerar produção de baterias sem ter processo de reciclagem."

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