Source: Southern Metropolitan News

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Date: 19 September 2022

On September 9, workers dismantled the recycled waste batteries at Shenzhen Jie Cheng Nickel & Cobalt New Energy Technology Co.

Along with the rapid development of the new energy vehicle market, the recycling and utilization of retired power batteries has been the focus of attention both inside and outside the industry. In March this year, "Power Battery Recycling" was listed in the "Guangdong Province 2022 Key Construction Projects Plan" released by the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

The project is located in the Zhuxi New Material Cluster in Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, with a total investment of RMB 3 billion and an expected annual comprehensive utilization The total investment is RMB 3 billion, and the annual comprehensive utilization capacity is expected to reach 200,000 tons.

In addition to being selected as a key construction project in the province, the project will effectively enhance the comprehensive utilization of retired power battery packs for new energy vehicles and the efficiency of waste conversion and regeneration within the Greater Bay Area, and is also of strategic significance to alleviate the pressure on the ecological environment.

Segmentation of the track Cumulative decommissioning of one million tonnes after 3 years

A data from the China Automotive Technology Research Center shows that the cumulative amount of retired power batteries in China will be about 200,000 tons in 2020, and will grow year by year, and the cumulative amount of retired batteries is expected to reach 1 million tons in 2025. The massive amount of new energy vehicle power battery recycling is also gradually breeding a new track.

In the view of Zheng Weipeng, founder and chairman of Jie Cheng New Energy, as the national strategic plan for the development of new energy power batteries continues to be clear, it is imperative to realize the recycling and comprehensive utilization of related resources. In February 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other seven ministries and commissions jointly issued the Interim Measures for the Management of Power Battery Recycling in New Energy Vehicles, which further proposed The Interim Measures for the Management of New Energy Vehicle Power Battery Recycling, jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other seven ministries and commissions, further proposed to "carry out pilot recycling of new energy vehicle power batteries", establish and improve the standard system for the resource utilization of used power batteries and promote the graded utilization and comprehensive utilization of used power batteries.

As a national high-tech enterprise specializing in the comprehensive utilization of retired power batteries of new energy vehicles and a green recycling enterprise of lithium battery raw materials, Jie Cheng New Energy plans to invest a total of RMB 3 billion (land purchase, production equipment order, park construction, technology research and development, etc.) to build a comprehensive utilization project of retired power batteries of new energy vehicles.

It is understood that the total planning site of the project is 300 mu, mainly producing cobalt sulfate, nickel sulfate, manganese sulfate, lithium carbonate, precursors and other new materials for lithium batteries. The first phase of the project has a total construction area of more than 60,000 square metres, including a 10,000 square metre research and development building, a secondary utilisation line, a dismantling line, a wet chemical smelting line, as well as advanced independent research and development equipment and workshops such as a tank area, a dismantling workshop, a reduction roasting workshop, a leaching and purification workshop, an extraction workshop, a lithium salt recovery workshop and an auxiliary workshop line. It is reported that in January this year, the first phase of 78 mu of project land was successfully listed, and has successively completed the filing of projects, land use planning permits, national security certificates, real estate certificates for processing, the plot of land levelling work has been completed. The project will soon obtain a construction permit and enter into a full-scale construction phase, with construction to be completed within the year.

When the project reaches production, it is expected that the annual scale of handling retired power battery packs for new energy vehicles will reach 200,000 tonnes, with an output value of over RMB 4 billion, which will effectively solve the employment problem of the local population in Jiangmen. In addition, the project will not only effectively enhance the efficiency of solid waste conversion into renewable resources within the Greater Bay Area, but also the recycling of retired new energy vehicle power batteries, which is also of strategic importance to alleviate the pressure on the ecological environment.

Based in Shenzhen, we are accelerating the layout of the whole industry chain in multiple regions

Headquartered in Shenzhen Longgang International Low Carbon City, Jie Cheng New Energy has focused on the integrated operation of resource recycling in the whole industry chain of new energy lithium recycling since its establishment in 2012, and is a leading enterprise in the domestic new energy and new material resource recycling industry, with a leading position in the industry in terms of business scale and annual comprehensive processing capacity.

With its own positioning, Jie Cheng New Energy, whose mission is "to create value for society by taking low-carbon recycling as its mission, and to build a comprehensive supply chain of new energy green materials", has now built an integrated layout and mature business model that includes recycling procurement, production processing and product sales. It is understood that Jie Cheng New Energy will give priority to the recycling of raw materials (retired vehicle power battery packs, single cells and battery electrode materials) for secondary use, reassembly and production into battery modules and application in small and medium-sized energy storage, outdoor power supply, low-speed vehicles and other industries. In addition, the completely scrapped power batteries and lithium battery cell materials will be physically dismantled and sorted and the ternary precursor intermediate products will be chemically smelted. And precious metals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium recovered from waste batteries and other materials can be made into battery-grade cobalt sulphate, nickel sulphate, manganese sulphate, lithium carbonate, crude cathode materials, by-products and so on.

Through top-level design, Jie Cheng New Energy has completed the layout of the whole industrial chain of lithium recycling with Shenzhen headquarters as the centre and Huizhou and Jiangmen as the industrial bases by matching technology with resources and capital with industry. In addition, such as Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei regional headquarters, Yangtze River Delta regional headquarters, Chengdu and Chongqing regional headquarters, Guangxi automotive industry supporting base, Hainan industrial base, Central China industrial base, Northwest industrial base and other national regional headquarters, production base comprehensive use of industrial park is also under preparation.

It is reported that at present, Jie Cheng new energy enterprises are developing steadily, and the scale of business is expanding year by year. Customers are mainly listed companies of new energy ternary materials (and precursors). For new energy retired batteries, consumer waste lithium batteries and related materials, the annual comprehensive utilization processing capacity reaches 50,000 tons, which is a leading position in the industry in the region. With the further implementation of the company's strategy, the annual output value is expected to exceed RMB 1.5 billion in 2022, and the number of employees is expected to increase by 120%, with certain social benefits.

Innovation benchmarking Creating an in-depth industry-academia research model

In order to combine the advantageous resources of enterprises and universities, realize the complementary talents and technologies, jointly focus on the research, development and promotion and application of retired lithium-ion battery resource recycling technology and equipment, and cultivate a number of specialized high-end talents. At present, Jie Cheng New Energy has formed a deep industry-university-research cooperation mode with a number of universities such as Central South University and Southern University of Science and Technology, and established a joint training base for postgraduates to work together on the research of retired power battery resource recycling and comprehensive utilization industry, and jointly discuss the training of retired lithium-ion technology talents.

The base, on the other hand, is based on the research and development of key technologies and equipment innovation for the efficient recycling of waste lithium battery resources, and establishes close cooperation with key domestic resource recycling enterprises, research institutes and industry associations to form technology clusters and industrial alliances. It accepts outstanding postgraduates every year and jointly trains them with schools to provide technical, educational and information services for the majority of lithium-ion battery resource recycling enterprises and R&D units.

It is worth mentioning that Jie Cheng New Energy was awarded the Shenzhen Specialized and New Small and Medium Enterprises in 2021, and has introduced ISO9001 quality management system certification, ISO14001 environmental management system certification, ISO45001 occupational health and safety management system certification and other related certifications, providing a guarantee for the quality of the company's products. As of April 2022, Jie Cheng New Energy and its subsidiaries in the industry chain have applied for a total of 50 invention patents and utility model patents.

With the unique technology system of resourceful and comprehensive utilization of the whole industrial chain of retired lithium batteries, strong R&D capability and technology reserve, under the background of carbon neutral and carbon peak, Jebsen New Energy will focus on the green cycle of the new energy industry chain and continuously export low-carbon and environment-friendly technologies, products and facilities.

Writing: Nandu Reporter Wu Chunyi

Photographs: Nandu reporter Liu Youzhi