Novolitio will be responsible for managing the collection of electric batteries in Spain and Portugal, storing them and transporting them to Cubillos del Sil, for subsequent treatment at the new facilities, where those batteries that cannot be reused will be electrically discharged, dismantled and subjected to a recycling process. This will allow the recovery of the materials present, such as aluminium, copper and plastics, as well as the “black-mass”, which constitutes the fraction rich in strategic metals, of great value in Europe, such as cobalt and nickel, both of which are essential for the manufacture of batteries. The use of recycled metals significantly reduces the environmental footprint of new batteries by making the production process more sustainable.