ENVIWA | Dearborn, MI

The Team: ENVIWA LLC (Dearborn, MI) is a for-profit material recycler recovering critical minerals from electric vehicle (EV) batteries, electronic waste, and other waste streams to be utilized in advanced manufacturing and clean energy applications.

NextCycle Michigan Project: ENVIWA is developing ECO REVIVE, an eco-friendly circular hydrometallurgical process that recovers high-value minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, platinum group metals, and rare earth elements, sourced from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries, catalytic converters, fuel cells, solar panels, and e-waste. During the NextCycle program, the team will establish a technology roadmap plan, address regulatory and permitting compliance, conduct market discovery research, identify sources of feedstock and funding opportunities, investigate pathways to intellectual property, refine its business plan and connect with potential partners.