# Stellantis and Orano sign MOU for EV battery recycling joint venture

Stellantis and Orano signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture for recycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and scrap from gigafactories in Europe and North America. The partnership aims to recover cobalt, nickel, and lithium for reuse in new batteries.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2023-10-24
- Status: announced
- Products: recycled battery materials, cobalt, nickel, lithium
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Orano](https://endata.com/companies/6700.md) (partner)
- [Stellantis](https://endata.com/companies/7966.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Globe+Newswire/Stellantis+and+Orano+Enter+Electric+Vehicle+Battery+Recycling+Agreement/22303731.html), 2023-10-24: "The joint venture capitalizes on Orano's innovative, low-carbon technology, which breaks with existing processes, allowing the recovery of all materials from lithium-ion batteries."

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