# RecycLiCo Battery Materials Highlights CO2 Emission Savings for Lithium Production

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/recyclico-battery-materials-highlights-co2-emission-savings-for-lithium-producti--756bd425-ec4f-4317-84b8-224172cca282

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/AMY/news/5851638509625909/recyclico-battery-materials-highlights-co2-emission-savings-for-lithium-producti

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2022-08-31T08:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: American Manganese Inc.

- Ticker: AMY

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Lithium

- Secondary commodities: Cobalt, Nickel, Manganese

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-15 11:35:24 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

American Manganese Inc. \(doing business as RecycLiCo Battery Materials\) has released life cycle assessment \(LCA\) results from Minviro Ltd showing their recycling process produces significantly lower CO2 emissions than traditional lithium mining. The study estimates 3.3 kg of CO2e per kg of lithium hydroxide monohydrate produced, compared to 12.7 kg for primary extraction.

Reasoning: The announcement highlights significant environmental advantages \(ESG\) of the company's recycling process via an independent life cycle assessment, which is a key driver for modern battery material investment.

- Positive factor: Low CO2 footprint compared to traditional mining

- Positive factor: Independent LCA verification by Minviro Ltd

- Positive factor: High extraction potential \(up to 100%\)

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**ESG Advantage**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The document focuses on significant CO2 emission savings verified by an independent LCA.

Evidence · text

> RecycLiCo process would potentially release 3.3 kg of CO 2 equivalent emissions whereas traditional mining and refining would release an estimated 12.7 kg

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: only one composite was tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/recyclico-battery-materials-highlights-co2-emission-savings-for-lithium-producti--756bd425-ec4f-4317-84b8-224172cca282#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

lithium

#### Identity

- Commodity: lithium
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: AMY

#### Test Work

- Sample: RecycLiCo hydrometallurgical recycling and upcycling process

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The company claims high extraction efficiency for its patented process.

- Positive factor: Up to 100% extraction stated

Evidence · text

> With minimal processing steps and up to 100% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.