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American Battery Technology Company (ABAT) reports developments tied to its integrated critical battery minerals business, including primary critical mineral manufacturing and secondary lithium-ion battery recycling. Company updates commonly cover ramping operations at its Nevada recycling facility, revenue and gross margin milestones, contracts to process end-of-life or damaged battery materials, and sales of recycled critical mineral products back into the battery supply chain.
News also follows development of the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project in Nevada, including technical reports, mineral resource and reserve disclosures, permitting steps under NEPA, and lithium hydroxide processing technology. Other recurring items include earnings releases, investor presentations, government and industry engagement, grant-related developments, and shareholder meeting communications.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has appointed Lavanya Balakrishnan to its Board of Directors, effective September 16, 2025. Balakrishnan, currently Vice President of Credit at Constellation Energy, brings over 20 years of energy sector expertise in corporate finance, strategic advisory, M&A, and credit risk management.
Balakrishnan previously served as Managing Director at Morgan Stanley's Global Power, Utilities, and Renewables Group for 17 years, where she led significant transactions in renewable energy and sustainability. She holds degrees from Smith College and Harvard Business School.
The appointment coincides with the departure of Sherif Marakby, who will step down from the board on September 15, 2025, as part of the company's planned succession for independent directors.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has secured a $1 million collaborative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory ReCell Center. The partnership aims to advance ABAT's novel lithium hydroxide manufacturing technology using Argonne's Advanced Photon Source particle accelerator and Aurora Exascale Supercomputer.
ABAT's innovative electrochemical process produces lithium hydroxide with reduced chemical agent usage and lower operational costs compared to conventional methods. The technology will be integrated into both ABAT's critical mineral recycling facilities and its claystone-to-lithium hydroxide refinery near Tonopah, Nevada.
This collaboration is part of ABAT's broader engagement with U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories, including partnerships with Idaho National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, supporting domestic critical mineral production.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) announced its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project (TFLP) has been selected as a FAST-41 Transparency Priority Project by the Trump Administration, enabling fast-track permitting for this critical mineral project. The project includes a domestic lithium mine and a 30,000-tonne lithium hydroxide per year refinery in Nevada.
The company has received significant financial backing, including a $58 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and a $900 million Letter of Interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States for project expansion. ABTC has already demonstrated its critical mineral processing technologies at pilot scale, successfully manufacturing battery-grade lithium hydroxide from claystone collected from the Tonopah Flats site.
The project, located in central Nevada, represents one of the largest identified claystone resource deposits in the United States. The facility's design and construction are being led in partnership with Black & Veatch, building upon ABTC's successful pilot operations. This initiative aligns with President Trump's March 2025 Executive Order on increasing American mineral production and strengthening domestic critical mineral supply chains.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT), a critical battery minerals company, has been selected for inclusion in both the Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes, effective June 27, 2025. The company, which specializes in primary battery minerals manufacturing and lithium-ion battery recycling, will join the Russell indexes as part of their annual reconstitution.
The Russell 3000® Index tracks the performance of the largest 3,000 US companies and serves as a key benchmark for investment strategies, with trillions of dollars in assets referenced against Russell US indexes. This inclusion reflects ABAT's recent growth and progress in commercializing domestic-US critical minerals manufacturing technologies.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has won the prestigious "Outstanding Contribution to Recycling & Reuse in Battery Materials" award at the Fastmarkets Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Voltas Awards, competing against 20 global peers.
The company operates a unique single-facility battery recycling process that combines de-manufacturing and hydrometallurgical phases to extract high-purity battery-grade materials. ABAT is now expanding with a second recycling facility, supported by a $144 million DOE investment, which will increase capacity fivefold to process 100,000 tonnes annually.
ABAT's innovative closed-loop system minimizes waste, reduces water consumption, and limits emissions while partnering with organizations like USABC and BASF to integrate recycled metals into new battery cells.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has received a $900 million Letter of Interest from the US EXIM Bank to finance its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project in Nevada. The funding would support the construction of a domestic lithium mine and a 30,000 tonne per year lithium hydroxide refinery.
The project aligns with EXIM's 'Make More in America' and 'China and Transformational Export Program' initiatives, supporting domestic critical mineral manufacturing. ABAT has partnered with Black & Veatch for the design and construction of the refinery.
The company has already demonstrated its technologies at pilot scale, successfully producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide from claystone. This resource is considered one of the largest known lithium deposits in the United States. ABAT's innovative approach focuses on processing unconventional lithium-rich claystone found in central Nevada, as the U.S. lacks large quantities of conventional lithium resources like hard rock spodumene or lithium-rich brines.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has been named 'Recycling Technology Solution of the Year' by CleanTech Breakthrough, recognizing its innovative battery recycling technologies. The company's unique 'de-manufacturing' process differs from traditional smelting and shredding methods, utilizing selective hydrometallurgical processing.
ABAT's system is feedstock-agnostic, capable of processing various lithium-ion battery types with high recovery rates of critical materials including lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese. The company has achieved several milestones, including:
- Winning BASF's global Battery Recycling Circularity Challenge in 2019
- Commencing commercial operations in 2023 with 24/7 production
- Securing a $144 million DOE grant in 2024 for a second facility with 100,000 tonnes annual capacity
- Establishing the first North American commercial circular supply chain partnership with BASF
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has completed its fourth drill program at the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project (TFLP) in Nevada, marking progress in domestic lithium production. The program, executed by True North Drilling, comprised 8 HQ core holes ranging from 763 to 985 feet in depth.
The company has engaged Barr Engineering for mine plan development and a prefeasibility study (PFS), building upon the April 2024 Assessment that identified TFLP as a major domestic lithium resource with approximately 21.2 million tons of economical lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE).
ABAT has successfully produced battery-grade lithium hydroxide from TFLP claystone and partnered with Black & Veatch to construct a 30,000-tonnes-per-year commercial-scale lithium hydroxide refinery on-site. This development aligns with efforts to increase domestic critical mineral production and strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain.
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has announced the sale of its 12-acre legacy property in Fernley, Nevada for $6.75 million, with closing expected by July 10, 2025. The proceeds will support the advancement of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies at its operational facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC), McCarran, Nevada.
The TRIC facility employs a first-of-kind technology framework combining advanced de-manufacturing processes with selective hydrometallurgical methods. The facility's first phase produces copper, aluminum, steel, lithium intermediate, and black mass, while the second phase will enable production of battery-grade nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, manganese sulfate, and lithium hydroxide.
ABTC continues to evaluate opportunities for its remaining property at 390 Logan Lane and water rights holdings in Fernley.