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Strong Progress at Battery Minerals
Strong Progress at Battery Minerals.
About this update from Gelion Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n26 June 2025\nGelion plc\n(\"Gelion\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nStrong Technological and Operational Progress at Gelion's Li-Ion Recycling Division, Battery Minerals\n \nGelion (AIM: GELN), the Anglo-Australian battery innovator, is pleased to report continued strong progress at its wholly owned subsidiary, Battery Minerals Ltd (\"Battery Minerals\"), as it advances the development of the novel lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery recycling technology. This proprietary technology is based on a process originally developed at Johnson Matthey and builds on the patent and technology package acquired by Gelion in March 2023.\n \nWith the global battery recycling market projected to reach $30-40 billion by 2030, Battery Minerals is strategically positioned to address the dual challenges of battery waste and critical mineral supply security.\nFollowing the successful completion of Phase 1 of the Battery Recycling Accelerator Programme and the subsequent award of Phase 2 grant and booster funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), as announced in March 2025, Battery Minerals has made significant progress under the leadership of Jacob Carpenter in establishing its operational and technical foundations:\n \n\n\n\n\n· \n\n\nKey team appointments - Reuniting the original inventor with the technology\nDr Koen Vandaele, appointed as Principal Scientist. Koen is an original inventor of the core lithium extraction patents and formerly served as a Technical Lead at Johnson Matthey.\n \nDr Yiana Shakespeare also joins as Research Scientist, having previously worked on the recycling technology programme at Johnson Matthey who brings strategic experience from his time as a Senior Strategy Consultant - Energy and Natural Resources at KPMG.\n \n\n\n\n\n· \n\n\nCommissioning of the testing facility\nBattery Minerals' dedicated testing facility has been commissioned at the Innovation and Translation Hub, part of the Imperial College White City campus in London. The facility is now equipped to test customer samples, optimise process parameters, and leverage external providers to conduct advanced analytics, establishing a platform for accelerated development.\n \n\n\n\n\n· \n\n\nValidation of key data\nThe team ...