Euro Manganese joins Global Battery Alliance

Euro Manganese Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, has announced it has joined the Global Battery Alliance (GBA), a partnership of leading organizations from across the battery value chain, governments, academics and nongovernment organizations which have mobilized to ensure that battery production supports green energy, safeguards human rights and promotes environmental sustainability.

“We are very pleased to join the GBA to work alongside peers in assisting with the transition to a sustainable, low carbon economy,” Euro Manganese President and CEO Matthew James says. “We share the GBA’s goals of circularity, environmental protection and sustainable development. The Battery Passport will be a valuable resource to measure EV battery quality and improve overall industry sustainability performance.”

Euro Manganese is the first high-purity manganese company to join the GBA, which is based in Alexandria, Virginia. The company will participate in discussions around battery materials transparency and traceability, particularly as the GBA advances the development of the Battery Passport. The Battery Passport will be a digital representation of an electric vehicle (EV) battery. Batteries that meet strict quality and sustainability standards will be awarded a quality seal, providing customers with the assurance that the battery has undergone a sustainable manufacturing process.

“Responsibly extracted and produced battery materials are the foundation of the battery value chain. Our Chvaletice Project in the Czech Republic is the only sizable manganese resource in Europe and will produce fully traceable high-purity manganese products for the EV industry in an environmentally responsible manner,” James says. “As a unique waste-to-value recycling and remediation opportunity that involves reprocessing old tailings from a decommissioned mine, our project’s environmental credentials include a low carbon footprint and a net positive benefit from remediation of the historic tailings area. The company has recently undertaken a life cycle assessment to quantify the Chvaletice Project’s environmental impact, the results of which we intend to announce soon.”

Each Battery Passport will be a digital twin of its physical battery with its own unique idenitification number and barcode that then gets uploaded to a cloud-based Battery Passport platform.The platform will offer a global solution for securely sharing information and data. Batteries that meet strict quality and sustainability standards, which are currently under development, will be awarded a quality seal, providing customers with assurance of battery quality and responsible manufacturing processes. Learn more about the Battery Passport on the GBA website.

GBA members commit to a set of 10 Guiding Principles established as a necessary condition for a sustainable and responsible battery value chain.