There's a reason airlines won't let you put your laptop in your checked luggage; the lithium-ion battery poses a serious fire hazard. But why? Lithium is incredibly reactive. For instance, pure ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. COVINGTON, Ga., Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascend Elements achieved a significant milestone in domestic ...

Localizing Supply Chains and What This Signals for Li-ion Battery Recycling, Refining and End-User Markets Ascend Elements, a major US-based Li-ion battery recycler and refiner, has announced a ...

As the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to escalate, the reliance on lithium-ion batteries presents significant sustainability and supply chain challenges. To address these issues, ...

Ascend Elements, a Westborough, Massachusetts-based lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycler, says it has achieved a significant milestone in domestic critical minerals recovery, producing greater than 99 ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

The global demand for batteries is surging as the world looks to rapidly electrify vehicles and store renewable energy (Credit: Getty Images) Lithium batteries are very difficult to recycle and ...

The technology revolution and development of new renewable energy resources is driving demand for lithium to new heights, but it is not a common mineral. Scientists say they have found lithium in an ...

In a follow up to one of last year’s largest cleantech private equity placements, Ascend Elements announced it has raised $162 million in new equity investments. Major investors include Just Climate, ...

Lithium batteries are in the news constantly. But lithium has plenty of other uses. It's a drug for bipolar disorder. It used to be put in soda for hangovers, and it saved the lives of the Apollo 13 ...