Response to incident at Recyclus Group facility

Technology Minerals PLC

06 July 2023

 

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6 July 2023

Technology Minerals Plc 

("Technology Minerals" or the "Company") 

Response to incident at Recyclus Group facility

Technology Minerals Plc (LSE: TM1), the first listed UK company focused on creating a sustainable circular economy for battery metals, provides an update on an incident at its 48.25% owned battery recycling business, Recyclus Group Ltd ("Recyclus").

At 9.31pm on 5 July 2023, there was an isolated fire at Recyclus' LiBatt plant in Wolverhampton, involving a single pallet of batteries. Fire engines arrived promptly on the scene and the fire was contained within 40 minutes. The company's fire safety management protocols worked successfully as confirmed by the emergency services and the plant has reopened today as normal after consultation with all the appropriate agencies.

The fire broke out in a goods inward building and was contained within one of seven bays which is used to store batteries prior to processing, and is separate to the recycling plant. There was no damage to the other six bays. The batteries arrived at the facility through a third party and were being stored, ready for processing.

No other buildings or the plant were effected and no one was hurt. The commissioning phase is proceeding on track and there are no delays.

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Technology Minerals Plc 

Technology Minerals is developing the UK's first listed, sustainable circular economy for battery metals, using cutting-edge technology to recycle, recover, and re-use battery technologies for a renewable energy future. Technology Minerals is focused on extracting raw materials required for Li-ion batteries, whilst solving the ecological issue of spent Li-ion batteries, by recycling them for re-use by battery manufacturers. With the increasing global demand for battery metals to supply electrification, the group will explore, mine, and recycle metals from spent batteries. Further information on Technology Minerals is available at www.technologyminerals.co.uk  

 

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