# Ascend Elements makes >99% pure recycled lithium carbonate at commercial scale in Georgia

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Date: 3 Sep 2025
About: [Ascend Elements](https://technooptimist.io/companies/ascend-elements.md) · [Hydro-to-Cathode](https://technooptimist.io/materials/hydro-to-cathode.md)
Original source: https://ascendelements.com/ascend-elements-produces-recycled-lithium-carbonate/

In August 2025 Ascend ran a 3,000-tonne-a-year lithium recovery line at its Covington, Georgia plant, turning black mass from used batteries into lithium carbonate above 99% purity. It plans more than 15,000 tonnes a year across the US and Europe by 2027.

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