Rochester Hub

Glencore (formerly Li-Cycle) · Rochester, USA · Battery-grade chemicals

Battery chemical refinery operated by Glencore (formerly Li-Cycle) in Rochester, USA. Status: paused.

Rochester Hub: cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Battery-grade chemicals, status paused, USA Battery-grade chemicals Paused USA
Capacity
10. kt/yr
Chemistry
Lithium carbonate, nickel and cobalt sulfates from black mass (planned)
Start year
2025
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Paused: Construction halted November 2023

Product: Lithium carbonate, nickel and cobalt sulfates from black mass (planned). Capacity: 10. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).

Rochester Hub, New York; hydrometallurgical refining of black mass from Li-Cycle spokes; recycling-side record is in the recycling dataset.

Customers and offtakers: Multiple cell makers.

Plant record

Plant record

Rochester Hub (Glencore (formerly Li-Cycle))
CompanyGlencore (formerly Li-Cycle)
PlantRochester Hub
CityRochester
State or provinceNew York
CountryUSA
Stagechemical
Chemistry or productLithium carbonate, nickel and cobalt sulfates from black mass (planned)
Capacity (kt/yr)10.
Capacity basisLegacy figure; not re-verified
Statuspaused
Status noteConstruction halted November 2023; Glencore acquired the hub in August 2025; no restart announced
Scalecommercial
Start year2025
Investment (US$ billion)0.
Customers and offtakersMultiple cell makers
FeedstockRecycled black mass (Li-Cycle spokes)
Metal inputsNi / Co / Mn / Li (recycled)
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

Official site: glencore.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.

Other plants of Glencore (formerly Li-Cycle) and other plants in USA
PlantCountryStatus
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Battle Creek CAM Plant (BASF TODA America) (BASF)USAoperational
Elyria Battery Materials Plant (BASF)USAoperational
Direct Lithium Extraction pilot (International Battery Metals)USAoperational
Mountain View LFP/LMFP Line (Mitra Chem)USAoperational
Bessemer City Lithium Hydroxide Plant (Rio Tinto (Arcadium Lithium, formerly Livent))USAoperational
Robstown Lithium Refinery (Tesla)USAramping
Clarksville Cathode Plant (LG Chem)USAunder construction
Thacker Pass (Lithium Americas)USAunder construction
Kings Mountain Lithium (Albemarle)USAannounced

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Rochester Hub (Glencore (formerly Li-Cycle))
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10