Exclusive battery recycling agreement with Hyundai Glovis
Released
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Announcement PDF
25 March 2024
Envirostream signs new exclusive battery
recycling agreement with Hyundai Glovis
HIGHLIGHTS
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Envirostream has signed a new exclusive agreement with Hyundai Glovis to
provide battery recycling services for Hyundai Glovis batteries in Australia
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Hyundai Glovis is a leading logistics company and is part of the Hyundai Motor
Group
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The agreement has an initial 3-year term, and the Company expects it to
increase large-format lithium-ion battery collection volumes
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Envirostream remains focused on executing the strategy of signing recycling
agreements with leading EV and ESS1 manufacturers to secure future lithiumion battery supply
Lithium Australia Ltd (ASX:LIT) (“Lithium Australia” or the “Company”) is pleased to
announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Envirostream Australia Pty Ltd
(Envirostream) - which is leading Australia’s battery recycling industry - has signed a
new exclusive 3-year recycling agreement (“Agreement”) with Hyundai Glovis.
Hyundai Glovis is a world leading logistics provider which operates a distribution network
for finished vehicles and is part of the Hyundai Motor Group. During the initial 3-year
term, ending on 21 March 2027, Envirostream will be the exclusive provider of battery
recycling services for all of Hyundai Glovis’ batteries in Australia. The Agreement, whilst
exclusive, has no minimum volumes and includes customary termination rights on the
occurrence of an insolvency event or any unremedied breach under the Agreement.
The Agreement with Hyundai Glovis highlights Envirostream’s continued focus on
accelerating growth in collection volumes of large format lithium-ion batteries, such as
those from EVs and ESS, to deliver stronger commercial outcomes. The total tonnage of
ESS and EV batteries sold is projected to grow between 10% and 40% year on year until
20302, which in turn is expected to result in an increased demand for battery recycling
services. This presents a significant market opportunity for Envirostream.
Signing exclusive contracts with leading OEMs3 and battery manufacturers is a core part
of Envirostream’s national growth strategy, in line with the Company’s previously
identified key priorities of FY24. Envirostream looks forward to leveraging these tailwinds,
1 EV refers to electric vehicle, ESS refers to energy storage systems
2 Battery Stewardship Counsil, Battery Market Analysis (2023)
3 Original equipment manufacturer
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alongside momentum generated from the recently announced recycling agreement
signed with LG Energy Solution4, to win additional market leading clients.
Comment from Lithium Australia CEO and Managing Director, Simon Linge
“We are very excited to announce the exclusive recycling Agreement signed with
Hyundai Glovis, the logistics and distribution arm of Hyundai Motor Group, a world
leading OEM for EVs. We are pleased to be able to assist them to recycle their largeformat EV batteries.
Recycling agreements with tier 1 EV and ESS manufacturers demonstrates LIT’s blue
chip status as a battery recycler and are key to Lithium Australia’s growth strategy.
Signing with Hyundai Glovis follows the previously announced agreement with LG
Energy Solution and highlights the ongoing momentum that the Company has built in
early 2024. We look forward to building this momentum further and accelerating
collection volumes of large-format batteries to drive the Company’s growth in 2024.”
Comment from Hyundai Glovis
“It is a big step forward for Hyundai Glovis Australia to have an agreement with such
an industry leading recycling company. As part of a global EV manufacturer, Hyundai
Glovis Australia endeavours to develop a fully localised recycling loop and
Envirostream has shown us its capability of providing reliable and safe services.
We sincerely believe this agreement will provide a great opportunity for us to grow
further by strengthening our partnership with Envirostream.”
Authorised for release by the Managing Director.
Simon Linge
Managing Director / CEO
Mobile +61 (0) 438 721 280
simon.linge@lithium-au.com
Stuart Tarrant
Chief Financial Officer
Mobile +61 (0) 467 817 005
stuart.tarrant@lithium-au.com
4 See ASX announcement, ‘Envirostream signs new exclusive battery recycling agreement in
Australia with LG Energy Solution’, 18 March 2024
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Forward-looking statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that it is beyond the Company’s ability
to control or predict and which could cause actual events or results to differ materially
from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements.
About Lithium Australia
Lithium Australia is aiming to lead and enable the global transition to sustainable lithium
production. The Company operates Australia’s market leading battery recycler, produces
critical battery material lithium ferro phosphate (LFP), and has developed a patented
lithium extraction technology. Lithium Australia’s revenue-generating recycling business
and technologies are well-placed to capitalise on growing global lithium-ion battery
demand and provides diversification benefits to global supply chains.
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