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Late Breaking Developments in the Ascend Elements Bankruptcy
New filings indicate that the Kentucky site may still be up in the air, and another lithium-ion recycler may be able to get it.
Jun 2
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Mith Besler
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May 2026
The 2026 Lithium Anthology: Part 1
5 reports that tell the tale of the events and underlying mechanics driving the lithium market in 2026.
May 31
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Mith Besler
5
The Ascend Elements’ Kentucky Site Has Been Sold, and an Update on Georgia
Was up most of the night reading through 600 pages of legal documents on the Ascend Elements bankruptcy trying to sort out the fate of the Covington…
May 29
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Mith Besler
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Ascend Elements Bankruptcy Update: The Poland Assets and the IP Portfolio Have Been Sold.
A new filing dropped this morning on the Ascend Elements bankruptcy.
May 22
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Mith Besler
Breakdown of a FOIA for American Battery Technology Company’s Second Lithium-Ion Recycling Facility: Part Two
As I posted in this note, thanks to a long-term investor, we have some documents that give us a bit more information about American Battery Technology…
May 20
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Mith Besler
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Energy Storage and Lithium Demand: The Timing Mismatch That Changes the Story
Battery storage and EVs are driving lithium demand in different ways, on different timelines, and that changes how the market should be read.
May 17
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Mith Besler
5
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A Reply to a ST Poster and an Update on Ascend Elements’ Bankruptcy.
A quick response to why I cover more than one lithium-ion recycling company, and a overview on what the 363 sale proceedings mean for…
May 3
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Mith Besler
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April 2026
The Problems with Comparing Speculative Lithium Extraction Platforms to Legacy Systems
A lot to unpack here.
Apr 29
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Mith Besler
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Tesla’s Lithium Refinery and the Chromium Misdirection
Since it is Saturday, I was sitting there eating my bacon pancakes and I came across an Electrek article about Tesla that reminded me of the quote from…
Apr 26
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Mith Besler
2
Is It Really the First Lithium Refining Platform in North America?
Versions of the headline “The first commercial scale electrochemical refining of lithium in North America” have been all over my news feeds this week…
Apr 21
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Mith Besler
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Fisking Canary Media’s Article about Ascend Elements’ Bankruptcy
When it comes to renewables and the energy transition, there is no other media outlet that is more comprehensive with their coverage than Canary Media…
Apr 18
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Mith Besler
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Digging Without Diesel
How Critical Mineral Mines Are Electrifying from the Pit to the Refinement
Apr 6
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Mith Besler
5
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