First Battery showcases 80 t/d lead-acid battery recycling plant

Automotive and industrial battery manufacturer First Battery on July 17 took media on a tour of its battery recycling facility in Benoni Industrial Sites, in Ekurhuleni, where it recycles 80 t of lead-acid batteries a day. The facility features advanced technology to efficiently recycle used lead-acid batteries, and includes a battery breaker, an effluent plant for acid treatment, a lead smelter and a plastic reprocessing plant.