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Chosen – Altilium Metals has named Teesside as the preferred location for its multi-million-pound battery recycling facility .
EV battery firm charging ahead with new facility
The UK ’ s largest planned Electric Vehicle ( EV ) battery recycling facility has selected Teesside to set up a multi-million-pound factory .
Global firm Altilium Metals would transform battery waste from more than 150,000 electric vehicles into “ Cathode Active Material ” – a key component of new batteries .
Its mega-recycling plant would create 100 to 200 high-value jobs by 2025 and hundreds more during its construction – with a projected 18-month build to get the facility up and running .
Altilium Metals recently secured £ 3m in government innovation funding to scale up its process to extract the metals from spent batteries , supporting an EV supply chain and circular economy .
This , in turn , is expected to significantly improve the carbon footprint of the
Engineering firm celebrates historic £ 3m order book
A Tees engineering firm is celebrating a record-breaking year after a raft of contract wins .
Tees Components , in East Cleveland , has secured several large contracts and hit an all-time order book high of more than £ 3m .
Eight new jobs have been created at the firm , which has been family owned and run since 1963 and will next year reach its 60th year of operation .
The last two years saw challenges for the facility , which specialises in manufacturing prototypes and new product development for clients , as projects were put on hold .
However , showing long-term confidence in its services , colleagues and clients , the company made no redundancies and invested in new plant and a significant
products and bring down manufacturing costs .
The plant will be designed by Canadian engineering company Hatch – a top 20 international design firm – with a decision on the final location for the Teesside site expected to be made early in 2023 .
With the UK banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars in 2030 , it is estimated that EV use could generate more than 11m tonnes of battery waste annually by the end of the decade – enough to fill Wembley Stadium almost 20 times every year .
Altilium CEO Kamran Mahdavi said : “ We are excited to announce Teesside as the preferred location for Altilium Metal ’ s first UK recycling plant , as we scale up our technology to help meet the growing demand for critical metals and move towards a circular economy for the battery value chain .”
Record breakers – Tees Components ’ contracts engineer Danny Aftab and CNC machinist Morris Bell .
extension to its facilities .
The contracts include £ 1.75m in new orders in the second quarter alone , and almost 50 per cent of its work will be exported .
The company , based in North Skelton , was this year nominated as a Department for International Trade Northern Powerhouse Export Champion , in recognition of its consistent direct export sales and promotion of British engineering excellence overseas .
Awards show girls what ’ s possible
Northern Skills Group , the training and apprenticeship arm of Middlesbrough College , has sponsored the Tees Businesswomen for the five years of its existence . Here Zoe Lewis , principal and chief executive of Middlesbrough College Group , reflects on the impact of the awards …
The Tees Businesswomen Awards are an incredible celebration of the female business leaders and female-led businesses that are blazing a trail for the region .
The awards are also a great opportunity to inspire young women who want to have as much impact in their own careers eg here on Teesside .
Our apprenticeship and training arm , Northern Skills , has worked with many female learners who have worked their way up from apprenticeship level into senior roles , or are building their dream careers in what would typically be male-dominated industries .
The awards offer a platform to showcase success stories that will go on to be the source of inspiration to so many – and I ’ d personally like to thank the team at Tees Business for making it possible .
Our sponsorship of the awards over the past five years demonstrates our own commitment to raising aspirations and helping all learners realise their potential .
You only have to look at the likes of Kira Coleman , a Middlesbrough College student who took home the coveted Student of the Year title at this year ’ s awards , to see the impact powerful role models can have . She ’ s a shining example of someone who ’ s turned their life around by investing in their future .
The awards have already made a huge impact on our region , sparking conversations , inspiring success and bringing about change . We ’ re proud to headline sponsor the awards each year and look forward to many more to come !
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