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Li-Cycle recognized for its environmental leadership by Suppliers Partnership for the Environment

TORONTO — Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., a company involved in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and a battery recycler in North America, announced that it has been recognized for its environmental leadership by Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP), an association of global automakers and their suppliers working together to advance environmental sustainability throughout the automotive supply chain.

The SP Awards are designed to recognize and raise awareness of environmental sustainability successes, while promoting knowledge sharing and transfer of proven solutions across the automotive industry. The 2021 Awards were presented in five categories including: Community Impact; Creativity in Implementing Sustainable Practices; Demonstrating Environmental Innovation in the Manufacturing Process; Shining Star; and the Spirit of SP. Li-Cycle was named the winner of the Demonstrating Environmental Innovation in the Manufacturing Process category for its industry leading Spoke & Hub Technologies, which are creating positive environmental and economic impacts within the North American automotive supply chain.

Ajay Kochhar, President, CEO, and co-founder of Li-Cycle, commented, “We are thrilled to be named the recipient of the SP’s Demonstrating Environmental Innovation in the Manufacturing Process award for 2021. This award further validates the positive environmental impact our breakthrough lithium-ion battery recycling technologies have on the automotive supply chain.”