Vehicle lithium-ion battery recycling plant operations are now central to how manufacturers and waste handlers convert end-of-life EV packs.
Into marketable raw materials — graphite powder, lithium-metal oxides (cathode material concentrates) and copper.
The Guanma Machinery industrial line starts with safe discharge and mechanical depackaging, then proceeds to shredding and black-mass liberation, followed by metallurgical refining to produce saleable streams.
Why companies search for this
Client and investors searching Vehicle lithium-ion battery recycling plant want answers to: what yields and product grades can be achieved.
Which process route (mechanical + pyro, hydrometallurgy, or direct recycling) matches client feedstock; capital and footprint estimates; and how to sell recovered graphite, copper and cathode materials profitably.
Process overview (what we supply)
Guanma Machinery supplies a turnkey line sized for automotive EOL batteries that integrates the following stages and equipment
Safe discharge & dismantling: automated pack dischargers and semi-automated depackaging stations to remove BMS, plastics and fasteners.
Mechanical liberation: the metals (casing, copper, aluminium) from the active “black mass” (fine powders containing graphite + cathode active material).
Black mass concentration & drying: wet/dry classification, filtration and low-temperature drying to produce a pumpable black mass for downstream leaching.
Hydrometallurgical refining: leaching tanks, solid-liquid separation, solvent-extraction modules and electrowinning units recover Li, Co, Ni, Mn and Cu into marketable fractions.
Outputs & commercial pathway
A well-designed plant converts shredded automotive batteries into three principal saleable streams
1. Graphite powder: purified, sized and packaged for anode or industrial use (value depends on impurity levels and particle size).
2. Cathode-material concentrates (Li-Al-Co/Ni/Mn oxides): recovered via hydrometallurgy and precipitation/oxide production; suitable for chemicals markets or further conversion to precursor salts.
3. Copper and aluminium fractions: high-value metal returns from current collectors and busbars after mechanical separation.
Why choose Guanma Machinery
Guanma Machinery offers packaged lines built from modular units so operators can scale from pilot to commercial throughput.
We combine process engineering with on-site commissioning and operator training so customers can move quickly.
If you want, Guanma Machinery will provide you with a free quote. Please contact us.
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