the citizens’ initiative Landgemeinde Artern is speaking out against the plant This is due to fears of environmental pollution and loss of property value The Thuringian State Environment Agency received a total of 1,472 objections by the deadline of 22 July 49 of which were individual objections and 1,423 signatures The vast majority of the objections were submitted by the citizens’ initiative The objections relate to a wide range of topics nature and species protection and environmental impact assessments Due to the many objections, the authorisation procedure for the recycling plant is now likely to be delayed. Once again, it is clear that in Germany you need patience when it comes to industrial development. After all, Fortum announced its plans 13 months ago has received support from politicians and wants to create around 70 jobs the public hearing planned for the end of September has now had to be postponed due to the many objections The State Environment Agency needs time to examine the objections Thoroughness has the highest priority here and outweighs the interest in rapid processing The new date will be announced in a timely manner In Artern, Fortum is planning the mechanical processing of used batteries and production waste – just like in Fortum’s first German recycling plant in Kirchardt where commercial operations have been running since April 2023 This process produces the so-called ‘black mass’ “We see great potential in the Artern region and have already started talks with the local authorities about a development plan for the production of black mass,” said Tero Holländer Head of Business Line Batteries at Fortum Battery Recycling The planned battery recycling plant of SungEel HiTech and Samsung in Gera is also facing opposition mdr.de, tlubn.thueringen.de (both in German) I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology Fortum Battery Recycling has started to examine the feasibility of installing a production facility for sustainable secondary battery materials in the industrial area of Artern The black mass facility will be Fortum Battery Recycling’s second hub in Central Europe demonstrating the company’s strong growth path Fortum Battery Recycling started its first commercial operations in Germany as the first mechanical processing plant was opened the company started operating a hydrometallurgical facility in Harjavalta Finland that is today Europe's largest closed-loop recycling facility. “We aim to become a remarkable provider of sustainable recycled raw materials for the European battery value chain and want to be closer to our central-European customers We see a lot of potential in the Artern region and have started to discuss a development plan for the production of black mass with the local authorities,” says Tero Holländer The industrial area of Artern/Thuringia is located in the middle of Germany with short distances to the central battery and automobile companies The regional authorities and stakeholders have been swift and highly professional in the initial talks paving the way for the planning of the settlement The state of Thuringia aims to cover the entire value chain from basic and applied research to the production of mobile and stationary batteries as one of the few German federal states. Thuringia's Minister for Economic Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee welcomes the plans and confirms the state's support for the planned settlement He says he is pleased that Fortum's investment project is now taking concrete shape since the first contact with the company in April 2022. "Thuringia is a major hub for batteries in Germany which makes recycling technologies and investments in this sector very attractive to us Fortum brings considerable expertise in the recovery of valuable rare metals from automotive and industrial batteries to the area This final step in the life cycle of batteries is an important prerequisite for the success of the green transformation of the economy and society" “We are discussing the potential development plans with Fortum Battery Recycling and are pleased with how the planning advances The city of Artern would gladly welcome the estimated 70 new jobs that Fortum Battery Recycling’s site could generate at the region” Fortum Battery Recycling’s operations cover all the necessary treatment and production steps at an industrial scale to achieve the highest recycling rates and provide a closed loop for battery recycling along the entire value chain in Europe: pre-treatment services in Kirchardt and hydrometallurgical metal recovery in Harjavalta The central-European growth plans will help to meet battery manufacturers' rising demand for recycled battery materials. we aim to develop our recycling capacity to handle over 200 000 tonnes of battery waste and aim to open two more hydrometallurgical facilities in Europe and some seven mechanical units producing black mass for the hydrometallurgical sites We want to help the entire industry produce more sustainable batteries in Europe,” says Holländer. More information about Fortum Battery Recycling Fortum is able to offer its services for the collection and processing of end-of-life batteries and production scrap close to central European customers The hub in Germany can pre-treat over 3,000 tonnes of batteries per year and is connected to the Harjavalta site where the hydrometallurgical process takes place. The Finnish energy company Fortum is planning to build a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Artern Fortum intends to boost its recycling capacity for lithium-ion batteries to around 200,000 tonnes by the 2030 Head of the Battery Business Line at Fortum Battery Recycling the group plans to open two more hydrometallurgical facilities and seven mechanical recycling plants in Europe the energy firm is boosting its capacity and making major investments “We aim to become a recognised provider of sustainable recycled raw materials for the European battery value chain and want to be closer to our central European customers,” Mr Holländer added This March, Fortum commissioned a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Kirchardt This new plant is to process roughly 3,000 tonnes of batteries from electric vehicles Operations Director at Fortum Battery Recycling The firm also commissioned a battery recycling plant in Finland in April processes batteries from electric vehicles The Arten facility will be the first large-scale battery recycling plant in the central German state of Thuringia. In April, the South Korean group SungEel dropped its plans to build a battery recycling plant in Rudolstadt This move followed public concerns about the environmental impact of the facility at the planned location Policymakers in the state are now welcoming Fortum’s decision to build its plant in Artern Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701 servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0 recyclingnoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video and social media platforms is blocked by default. 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You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy But even the public coverage of recent spy swaps between Estonia and Russia provides some insight into a change of paradigm in post-Cold War “intelligence culture” Espionage is a lonely and dangerous profession Capture may mean a long prison sentence or even The possibility of being exchanged for another spy is an option that makes the continuous stress more tolerable by the way) was probably the first to make a spy swap iconic And the Glienicke Bridge between West Berlin and Potsdam became well known through the 2015 Hollywood film Bridge of Spies Although we cannot completely rule out the possibility of clandestine exchanges of detained or convicted spies there have been three publicised such events between a NATO country and Russia over the last eight years In 2010 there was a widely covered exchange between the US and Russia at Vienna airport and in 2015 and 2018 instances involving Estonia and Russia on a small bridge over the River Piusa on the border between the two countries Although the image of these two last swaps may appear the same—Estonian and Russian security officials walk to the bridge walk back to a minivan and return with the alleged spies to exchange them—there are many differences in the background an officer in the Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO) was abducted from the Estonian border while meeting with a source from Russia on 5 September 2014 This was only two days after President Barack Obama’s speech in Tallinn And I say to the people of Estonia and the people of the Baltics Article 5 is crystal clear: An attack on one is an attack on all “who will come to help,” you’ll know the answer—the NATO Alliance including the Armed Forces of the United States of America some saw the abduction as Russia sending a message operations like this would probably take much longer than two days to prepare and the action was not accompanied by an information campaign to clarify the supposed message The case caused a media uproar from the very beginning. 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