ProtectLiB

Many thanks to all who voted for us. We are very proud to have been awarded the #UnternehmendesMonats of December hosted by the Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung SFG. Congratulations to HILITECH GMBH, who was also nominated for the award and is dedicated to lightweight cabin systems for aviation. Additionally, we are nominated for the prestigious SPIRIT Start-up Award, hosted by SPIRIT of Styria. The voting goes until the 30th of December, and we are listed in the category #Green. We are glad to receive your vote using the following link: https://lnkd.in/dM-5D9sy We are looking forward to a promising 2025 concerning our path to enable sustainable battery recycling with a more than dedicated team and our external supporters! 👏 👏 Universität Graz KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs Fonds Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung SFG Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) Unicorn Start-up & Innovation Hub

We are nominated as the #UnternehmendesMonats of December by the Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung SFG. 🥳 Since the election is due on 18.12, we are glad to have your support by voting for #ProtectLiB with the Link below! 😊 https://lnkd.in/dkudsgQ   #batteryrecycling Jürgen Abraham Samira Buttazoni Chris Pichler Tina Carola Spirk

Two weeks ago, we were awarded 2! trophies in the GEWINN Wirtschaftsmagazin, one for the special category "Circular Economy" and the 6th place (out of 100 young enterprises). We are very grateful for this recognition and grateful to our partners who are helping us drive forward sustainable battery recycling. 🥳 Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs Fonds Universität Graz ©christianjungwirthphoto

We are very proud that we were awarded the Förderpreis.nachhaltig gifted by the Kärntner Sparkasse AG! 🥳 Many thanks to Landschaft des Wissens | Wissenschaftsverein Kärnten, Kärntner Sparkasse AG (Michael Koren), KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs Fonds and Kaiser Peter for hosting the award ceremony of KWF.nachhaltig 2024. Furthermore, we want to congratulate the Goerner Group for winning the KWF.nachhaltig award!

Many thanks ORF for hosting us during "Kärnten heute" on Friday, 04.10., presenting our prototype, our mission and some information regarding #ProtectLiB within the framework of kwf.nachhaltig 2024. 👏 KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs Fonds Landschaft des Wissens | Wissenschaftsverein Kärnten | Universität Graz | Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) In the video: Samira Buttazoni & Tobias Kopp 📽️ https://lnkd.in/dFSJvMQq

Nine months into 2024, we are glad about what has happened this year, especially our inauguration of the demonstrator facility, and even more about what is yet to come until the end of this year.  Some key milestones of our journey indeed were: -         Establishment of ProtectLiB GmbH -         Filing our patent -         Inauguration of our prototype facility at University Graz premises. -         Establishing our first customers Additionally, we are thrilled to have been featured in several articles (such as Kleine Zeitung, KURIER Medienhaus, Trending Topics, etc.), a testament to the recognition of our innovative and sustainable process for safe and efficient lithium-ion battery recycling. This would not have been possible without the unwavering support of Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), FFG Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH, KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs Fonds, Unicorn Start-up & Innovation Hub, and Universität Graz. If you want to stay current with ProtectLiB, please scan the QR code to sign up for our newsletter. ©Reithofer Media

One month ago, our co-founder Tobias Kopp was awarded the "Förderpreis 2024" for outstanding societal relevance. Tobias reached the second place for his master's thesis, “Recycling of spent LIB: Developing enhanced and efficient chemical separation methods for spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIB)”, out of over 150 submitted theses (PhD and master theses combined). We are delighted that our work bears fruit and look forward to many more publications. 🍀

Steirische Wirtschaft covers the highlights of our approach to lithium-ion battery recycling: -             We reduce emissions by up to 70% compared to mining -             We safely recycle damaged and critically damaged batteries -             We recycle LIB independently to the SOC and SOH -             Only ProtectLiB effectively eliminates Fire hazards -             We diminish ADR transports -             Recovered materials are safe after the ProtectLiB recycling process

Last Friday, ProtectLiB celebrated the inauguration of its pilot facilities with the rector of Universität Graz, Dr. Peter Riedler, and its partners. Our guests enjoyed insights on the technology that allows not only to recycle Lithium-ion batteries but also to extract 80% or more of their contents. Peter Riedler: It is a pleasure to have more and more spin-offs concerning sustainability and circularity. The University of Graz, especially, is considered a general university. Establishing spin-off programs for teams within the Unicorn framework has proven itself. The digital battery pass as the topic for our panel discussion with Tina Carola Spirk, Thomas Maier, Martin Rothbart, and Andreas Lehner, hosted by Florian Glatt-Wodzynski, identified three takeaways: -         OEMs produce batteries globally, yet recycling is local, which poses particular challenges, e.g., for the granularity of the specified contents. -         The digital battery passport will only enhance sustainability and circularity if it is done correctly and access privileges are sensibly defined. -         It needs to be clarified who is responsible for the accuracy of the gathered data, who has access to it, and for how long. Afterward, we demonstrated our recycling process, giving our guests a glimpse into our technology. We extend a big thank you to all who made the opening ceremony the blast that it was. ©Reithofer Media

We proudly announce that our Co-founder Tobias Kopp was nominated by the WKO Steiermark for the "30 under 30". Many thanks to our dedicated team members Samira Buttazoni and Tina Carola Spirk for representing #ProtectLiB at the award ceremony. Together, we will accelerate our vision of recycling lithium-ion batteries in a safe and efficient manner. There will be significant updates in the near future, so stay tuned! https://lnkd.in/ecnY97an Foto ©: WKO/Fischer