Altilium to Deploy ReGenTrace Platform Across Its UK Battery Recycling Operations
AI-powered system will track battery materials from end-of-life EVs through production of new cathode active material.
Altilium, a battery recycler, announced it will deploy ReGenTrace AI—a cloud-native battery analytics and digital traceability platform—as the operating system for its UK EV battery recycling operations.
What Happened
ReGenTrace was developed by Materia AI, a start-up founded by Altilium COO Christian Marston. The company has been brought into the Altilium group as a fully-owned subsidiary. According to Altilium, the software will support scale-up of its ACT3 commercial battery recycling facility in Plymouth by automating feedstock supply and optimizing process economics. The platform is designed to identify battery chemistries, manufacturers, cell formats, state of health and potential safety risks before materials enter the recycling process, enabling automatic classification and routing through appropriate dismantling pathways. After mechanical processing, predictive models will estimate black mass composition and forecast concentrations of lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite, allowing real-time adjustment of reagent consumption, blending strategies and production scheduling.
Why It Matters
Altilium says every battery, intermediate product and finished material will be connected digitally through a single platform, providing traceability from end-of-life batteries to production of battery-grade cathode active material. The deployment is intended to support future Battery Passport requirements and provide customers with data on recycled content, carbon footprint and material provenance. It also plans integration with Altilium's recell.store marketplace for used EV batteries to enable automated valuation. For manufacturers sourcing critical minerals in the UK market, verifiable supply chain data could become increasingly important as regulations tighten.
The Bottom Line
Altilium's EcoCathode and EcoAnode processes convert end-of-life EV batteries into cathode active material, cathode precursor and anode active material. The company's Plymouth pilot plant began operating in 2025, while a planned Teesside facility aims to process scrap from more than 150,000 EVs per year, producing 30,000 metric tons of cathode active material—potentially meeting around 20% of the UK's expected demand by 2030.
