Fortum Battery Recycling Ikaalinen Plant


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Fortum Battery Recycling Ikaalinen Plant

[Last updated: Apr 2026]


This battery recycler is part of the advanced manufacturing circularity ecosystem.

Operator: Fortum Battery Recycling
Facility: Ikaalinen Plant
Location: Ikaalinen Pirkanmaa
Country: Finland
Type: Recycler
Capacity: 10000 tons/yt
Input chemistry: NMC+LFP
Products: Battery Black mass~Li / Co / Ni / Mn salts
Status: Operational
Opened: 2020
Investment: $B USD
Customers: Northvolt / multiple Nordic OEMs
OEM Partnership: Northvolt (primary Nordic)
EU mandate: Yes
Geo risk: LOW

Supply chain notes:
Fortum (Finnish state energy company) hydromet recycling; Northvolt anchor customer for Nordic cell supply chain loop; expanding to 200kt by 2030; hydro-powered low-carbon process..


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