Our understanding of corporate social responsibility includes the responsibility for sustainable products and production which also includes battery recycling. Ultimately, this can only be achieved by producing and processing raw materials ethically and sustainably from the mine through to end of life management. We therefore use a carbon-neutral process certified by DEKRA to manufacture our cells. In addition, Farasis Energy has a proprietary direct recycling process for lithium-ion batteries. This process is the result of more than 10 years of pioneering research and development in the field of lithium-ion battery recycling. It reduces waste and conserves resources by recovering and reusing valuable lithium-ion battery materials, notably the cathode powder, from used batteries, and cell manufacturing scrap for new production – all whilst maintaining cell performance. The cathode material is one of the most expensive components in cell production.