On 5th September, Fortum Battery Recycling announced that it is receiving a grant of EUR4.5 million (USD4.8 million) from Business Finland for its battery recycling capacity expansion in Ikaalinen it will invest in a new type of mechanical shredder and related water and gas management equipment capacity at the Ikaalinen facility is expected to increase from 3,000 tonnes to 5,000 tonnes of EV batteries per year. Fortum Battery Recycling is part of the Fortum portfolio It currently has three facilities under operation in Europe Fortum also has a pre-treatment facility in Kirchardt/Baden-Württemberg Germany with a capacity of 3,000 tonnes per year Black mass that is produced from these two facilities will be sent to its facility in Harjavalta To read the rest of the article, and for full access to our news and insights, log in to our Membership Platform. If you are not a Member, you can request a trial of the platform. Image credit: Fortnum Customized Energy Solutions Fortum announced an expansion of its EV battery recycling operation with a new processing plant in Finland The announcement came in conjunction with the launch of Finland’s National Battery Strategy that aims to make the country a pioneer in sustainable battery manufacturing The new mechanical recycling processing plant will be opened this month (February 2021) in Ikaalinen “Our new plant in Ikaalinen will enable us to leverage our existing recycling operations in Finland and will give us the annual capacity to recycle approximately 3,000 tonnes of used batteries corresponding to about 10,000 EV batteries,” says Tero Holländer Holländer confirmed the company plans to gradually increase this capacity in the coming months to bridge the raw material gap faced by the automotive industry working towards electrification of transportation “Providing recycled and sustainable raw materials for batteries will bring significant value not only to our partners and customers but also to Finland’s battery industry which is well poised to take the lead in the supply chain for EV batteries,” he added The new plant in Ikaalinen will complement Fortum’s existing hydrometallurgical pilot facility in Harjavalta which is already capable of operating on an industrial scale several operators recycle battery metals by smelting which results in lower material recovery rates and higher emission Fortum’s recycling operations use both mechanical and hydrometallurgical methods for recycling batteries This approach can reach a recovery rate of up to 95 percent of the metals included in the valuable active materials of a battery’s black mass which has been developing new and increasingly efficient ways to optimize the entire lifecycle of lithium-ion batteries for several years now partnering with industrial and infrastructure customers remains a strategic priority as it aims to further expand its battery operations.By Shraddha KakadeAsst To be able to support and develop the two main business segments Kährs shapes a new Group management team and organizational structure to support profitable growth closer to each business segment Kährs has a solid and proven business platform with significant potential to further deliver profitable growth Kährs business model is based on two strong business segments Residential as the core segment with focus on Europe North America and selected Emerging markets plus the Commercial segment with Healthcare & Education as niche in the Nordics in USA and in Germany plus Commercial buildings as a growth potential in the Nordics The new management team and the new organizational structure will be valid from November 1st Fortum logo Fortum logoFortum Fortum Battery Recycling, Europe’s leading battery recycler, has received a grant of 4.5 million euros from Business Finland to develop its recycling facility in Ikaalinen, Finland. Fortum Battery Recycling aims to expand the mechanical processing capacity of the plant and thus also improve the operations of the hydrometallurgical plant in Harjavalta. Fortum Battery Recycling aims to invest in a new kind of mechanical shredder and related water and gas management equipment at the battery recycling facility in Ikaalinen. The funding from Business Finland enables Fortum to be the first one to enter the market and ensures a sufficient market share by moving quickly. “We are delighted to have support from Business Finland for this important project. Meeting the increasing demand for recycled battery materials in the future will require more efficient processes, and this investment will help us do just that. We have unique expertise in this type of technology in Europe, which makes us the forerunners of battery recycling – a position we are proud to have,” says Tero Holländer, Head of Business Line, Batteries, Fortum Battery Recycling. Tero Holländer, Head of Business Line, Batteries, Fortum Battery Recycling , tero.hollander [at] fortum.com (tero[dot]hollander[at]fortum[dot]com), tel. +358 40 861 5071 Maiju Daniel-Huhtaniska, Communications & Marketing Manager, Fortum Recycling & Waste, maiju.daniel-huhtaniska [at] fortum.com (maiju[dot]daniel-huhtaniska[at]fortum[dot]com), tel. +358 50 350 2861 © Fortum 2025 Fortum has completed its lithium-ion battery recycling factory in Harjavalta Fortum says this is the largest recycling plant in Europe in terms of capacity and also the first commercial-scale facility for hydrometallurgical recycling Fortum already operated a pilot plant at the Harjavalta site and has now finished the expansion to an industrial-scale facility as planned The company now expects the new plant to “greatly ease the European battery manufacturers’ rising demand for sustainable battery materials helping to reduce Europe’s dependence on imported critical battery raw materials” Fortum’s hydrometallurgical battery recycling operations were shortlisted for the EU’s Innovation Fund for low-carbon technologies worth one billion euros Fortum has also received IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) grants from Business Finland to establish its recycling plants and processes is then collected and transported to Harjavalta for hydrometallurgical processing “Thanks to our cutting-edge hydrometallurgical technology 95% of the valuable and critical metals from the battery’s black mass can be recovered and returned to the cycle for the production of new lithium-ion battery chemicals.” Fortum recycles end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production waste to produce secondary metals for new lithium-ion batteries on an industrial scale The plant already returns nickel and cobalt sulphates and Fortum said the products meet customer specifications Fortum is known to work with BASF and Nornickel the company expects the demand for recycled battery materials to increase “dramatically over the next five to ten years” due to new EU sustainable batteries regulation “The manufacturers need to prepare for the legislative changes now as the first minimum levels of recovery for materials such as cobalt nickel and lithium will come into force in 2026,” said Holländer He added that limiting the source of the recycled content only to end-of-life batteries and battery manufacturing scrap will “simply not be enough for the need of the manufacturing industries This is why we must harness all waste streams containing critical metals Here the company claims to now provide a closed loop for battery recycling along the value chain in Europe. Fortum reportedly launched pre-treatment services in Kirchardt This is now combined with the mechanical process in Ikaalinen and hydrometallurgical metal recovery in Harjavalta Fortum also works with industrial side streams with another novel hydrometallurgical process that produces a nickel intermediate product in Tornio fortum.com 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 CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 26.1.2021 In conjunction with the launch of Finland’s national battery strategy, Fortum today announced the further expansion of its battery recycling operations. In February 2021, Fortum will open a new mechanical recycling processing plant located in Ikaalinen, Finland. The new plant, which is expected to employ up to 20 employees, will complement Fortum’s existing hydrometallurgical pilot facility in Harjavalta, Finland, which is already capable of operating on an industrial scale. The world will increasingly need sustainable raw materials for EV batteries, as the electrification of cars is rapidly increasing the need for the valuable materials and chemical elements that batteries contain, such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese. In addition, a recent EU directive proposal will also require improved collection targets, higher recovery rates and the increased use of recycled raw materials in new batteries. The global lithium-ion battery recycling market was worth about EUR 1.3 billion in 2019, but it is expected to boom in the coming years to more than EUR 20 billion. According to a forecast by the International Energy Agency, the number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads will increase from three million to 125 million by 2030. Fortum’s unique mechanical recycling process has been optimised to complement the hydrometallurgical process and has been designed to minimise emissions and dust. During the process, used EV batteries are shredded and the metals are separated to create a black mass. This black mass is then delivered to Fortum’s processing facility in Harjavalta where a hydrometallurgical process is applied to create new recycled raw materials that can be used in new battery products. © Fortum 2025. All rights reserved. but the newly discovered phenomenon stems from protons Open image viewerThe photo taken by Heidi Rikala revealed to researchers and hobbyists a new kind of auroral phenomenon Image: Heidi RikalaYle News30.7.2023 13:08The astronomical society Ursa has awarded Finnish stargazers for discovering a completely new phenomenon of aurora borealis The society awarded the Stella Arcti prize to Heidi Rikala from Ikaalinen and Eero Karvinen from Nurmes as well as past winners Emma Bruus from Nurmijärvi and Lauri Kangas from Espoo the group discovered a new phenomenon where a red arc appears in the sky in connection with bright Northern Lights enthusiasts assumed that it was a phenomenon known for more than 50 years the red arc and the greenish-white formations described by the enthusiasts were caused by a stream of solar particles Ursa said in its press release that conventional auroras are created by electrons in the solar wind but the recently discovered aurora is caused by protons — which are much heavier particles The newly discovered phenomenon was named the Red Arc with Green Diffuse Aurora (RAGDA) after its appearance HELSINKI FINLAND JUser: :_load: Unable to load user with ID: 58 The brothers suspected of the shooting were brought into custody following a roughly 30-minute high-speed chase in Ikaalinen BOTH OF THE TWO POLICE OFFICERS injured in Porvoo on Sunday according to Eastern Uusimaa Police Department The police officers sustained serious but non-life threatening gunshot wounds while responding to what was described as a routine call related to a suspected property crime in an industrial park in the 50,000-resident town located 50 kilometres east of Helsinki One of the officers was discharged from hospital later on the day of the shooting Both of our police officers are feeling well under the circumstances and focusing on their rehabilitation,” a spokesperson at Eastern Uusimaa Police Department rejoiced on Twitter on Monday The older brother is a Finnish-Swedish national and the younger a Swedish national Aleksi Teivainen – HTSource: Uusi Suomi Advertisement inquiries and other after-sales issues: info@helsinkitimes.fi Helsinki Times is the first and only English language newspaper providing news about Finland in English A weekly print edition of Helsinki Times was published from March 2007 up until Feb Helsinki Times is an online-only publication and other groups and individuals interested in Finland from all around the world © Helsinki Times All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Tokmanni Press release 6 May 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Finland’s largest variety discount retailer will open two new stores and expand three of its existing stores this year Tokmanni has already opened one new store and expanded two of its stores earlier in 2022 Tokmanni has also signed agreements to open three new stores in 2023 Expanding the store network is one of the ways to grow Tokmanni’s revenue and improve its performance Tokmanni is aiming to expand its store network to include more than 220 stores in Finland by the end of 2025 “Low prices and diverse selections attract consumers, and we are seeing clear demand for growing our store network and expanding our stores. Tokmanni currently has 197 stores in different parts of Finland,” says Harri Koponen Tokmanni opened its newest store at the Lippulaiva urban centre in Espoo at the end of March Tokmanni will also open stores in Nurmijärvi and the Kontula district of Helsinki this year “We will publish information about our new stores as we enter into agreements We will open a new store in a new retail building at Sairaalantie 3 in Nurmijärvi in August The building is currently under construction our new store in Kontula in Helsinki will open its doors at Sirrikuja 1 in November,” says Koponen The new Tokmanni store in Nurmijärvi will be around 3,000 square metres and the new store in Kontula will be around 2,000 square metres The size of the Tokmanni store in the Lippulaiva urban centre is around 1,500 square metres Tokmanni previously announced that it would also open a new store in Rusko in Oulu The store was scheduled to open this spring but the project is being reconsidered because the cost of construction has increased Three more store extensions scheduled for 2022 Tokmanni has decided to expand three of its existing stores The expansion of the Tokmanni store in Ikaalinen will be carried out in early autumn The expansions of the Koskikeskus store in Tampere and the Tammisto store in Vantaa will take place in October–November “The stores will be expanded by around 500 square metres in Ikaalinen around 1,000 square metres at Koskikeskus in Tampere and around 2,500 square metres in Tammisto The purpose of the expansions is to increase our product range and thus improve our customer service.” new stores will be opened in Jyväskylä Tokmanni will continue to renew its store network and new stores are expected to be opened in Keljo district in Jyväskylä Söderkulla in Sipoo and Suonenjoki during 2023 “Our store in the Keljo district in Jyväskylä will have an extensive product selection and around 5,000 square metres of space we will open a store in the centre of Söderkulla with around 3,000 square metres of space,” says Koponen..