Bengaluru Climate Party | Battery recycling tour for critical minerals

🌍 About The Climate Party

The Climate Party® is fostering a collective genius for climate solutions in India. These immersive learning events aim to connect interdisciplinary solutionists—those already engaged in or seriously considering a path in the climate sphere—to encourage collaboration and idea exchange.

🔋 About the Event

Batteries power our daily lives: from the phone in hand to electric vehicles on the road, and even the inverters that support us during outages.

‼️ The uncomfortable truth: almost nothing inside those batteries belongs to us yet!

India relies entirely on imports for crucial minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. While domestic extraction is years away, our demand for these minerals is projected to more than double by 2030. Recently imposed export restrictions underscore how fragile these supply chains can be.

So, where can we find minerals we don’t yet have? In the batteries we've already purchased! ♻️

Join us for an exclusive tour at LICO Materials to learn how end-of-life batteries are repurposed or shredded for critical mineral recovery—right here in Bengaluru.

Disclaimer: Due to proprietary process sensitivities, individuals linked to competitor organizations or with potential conflicts of interest will not be permitted to participate.

🎉 What’s in Store?

1. 🖼️ Setting the Stakes
   An overview of battery circularity as a critical component of mineral security and its role in India’s indigenization efforts.

2. 🏭 Guided Walkthrough of the Facility

   • The warehouse, where batteries are sorted: packs in good condition for a second use and those earmarked for shredding.
   • The extraction line, where spent batteries are converted into black mass for mineral recovery.
   • The refurbishment bay, transforming healthy cells into Li-grid energy storage systems.
   • How these processes help mitigate India’s import reliance and complete the battery supply chain.

3. 🤔 Q&A with the LICO Team
   Dive deep and ask your burning questions to the experts.

💰 Pricing Information:

• Regular (until Aug 4): INR 1,750
• Late Awakening (from Aug 5): INR 1,999

Secure your spot by scanning the QR code below or making a payment to UPI ID: climatescenius@axl.

Notes:

1. Ticket purchases are non-refundable unless canceled from our end.
2. This is a zero-waste event; please bring your own water bottle.
3. Watch out for emails that may end up in your Spam folder; we respond promptly!