SP Member News Roundup – September 2025

SP provides a forum for global automotive manufacturers and their large and small suppliers to work together toward a shared vision of an automotive industry with positive environmental impact.

This monthly series collects recent news and updates through September 2025 highlighting efforts of SP member companies and partners to advance initiatives with positive environmental impact.

• American Battery Technology Company and Call2Recycle Launch Landmark Partnership to Expand Consumer Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in the U.S., American Battery Technology Company and Call2Recycle announced a strategic partnership to advance the recycling of lithium-ion batteries for consumers across the United States. This collaboration expands ABTC’s business model from primarily business-to-business operations to include a direct-to-consumer recycling channel, creating a more robust circular economy for essential battery metals. Click Here
• Accelera by Cummins delivers its largest electrolyzer system to hydrogen facility in New York, Accelera™ by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc., has supplied a 35-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system, its largest to date, to support hydrogen production at Linde’s facility in Niagara Falls, New York. Powered by renewable hydroelectric energy, the system will generate green hydrogen to help decarbonize industrial operations and accelerate the clean energy transition in the U.S. Click Here
• Bocar Releases 2024 Sustainability Report, Bocar is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Sustainability Report, reaffirming the company’s long-term commitment to sustainable mobility and responsible growth. Click Here
• Bodycote Delivers Zero-Emissions Milestone in Drive for Sustainable Leadership, Bodycote has announced a significant milestone in its ambitious sustainability agenda; highlighting both the feasibility of 2030 decarbonisation targets and customer demand for greener practices. Click Here
• GM donates 59 BrightDrop vans for American Red Cross disaster support, When disaster strikes, the American Red Cross is quick to respond — and partners from the Red Cross Community Adaptation Program (CAP) play a vital role in those efforts. That’s why General Motors is proud to support this mission by donating 59 BrightDrop electric vans, helping the Red Cross CAP and local nonprofits deliver critical aid to communities when it’s needed most. Click Here
• New Honda Resource Circularity Center Repurposes End-of-Life Equipment into Tomorrow’s Resources, Honda has begun operations of its new Resource Circularity Center, a first-of-its-kind center designed to give new life to retired equipment, office electronics and vehicle service parts that would otherwise end up in landfills. Click Here
• Honda Develops New “Chemical Sorting” Technology to Separate Solid Contaminants from Waste Plastics Derived from End-of-life Automobiles, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda) announced that it has developed a new “chemical sorting” technology, which sorts and extracts reusable plastics from waste plastic parts that contain solid contaminants unique to automotive waste. Click Here
• Hydro expands Hydro CIRCAL offering to foundry alloys, By introducing foundry alloys to the Hydro CIRCAL portfolio, Hydro strengthens its support for automotive customers aiming to reduce emissions and increase circularity. The new offering is designed for high performance applications, and aligns with the industry’s ambitious decarbonization and sustainability initiatives. Click Here
• Palantir and Lear Announce Five-Year Partnership Expansion to Accelerate Automotive Technology Transformation, Palantir Technologies Inc. announced a five-year expansion of its partnership with Lear Corporation. Under the new agreement, Lear will broaden its use of Palantir Foundry, as well as Palantir’s Warp Speed manufacturing operating system and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), across its global manufacturing footprint. Click Here
• Panasonic Automotive Systems publishes its first Sustainability Data Book, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. announced the publication of its Sustainability Data Book, which is now available on the company’s official website. This is the first time the company has published a Sustainability Data Book, which aims to build stronger relationships of trust with all stakeholders, including customers (car manufacturers), suppliers, and employees. Click Here
• Second Life Batteries from SUSTAINera’s Circular Economy Powering Innovative Non-Automotive Mobility Solutions: The AVATHOR ONE Application, Stellantis is advancing its activities in the field of High Voltage Batteries Repurposing – also known as Second Life Batteries – as part of its commitment to implementing a Circular Economy model across resources, components, and materials. One of the latest applications of this approach is on AVATHOR ONE: an electric medical device designed for people using wheelchairs or experiencing reduced mobility. Click Here
• Toyota Research Institute: Behavioral Science Can Unlock More Carbon Reductions from Electric Vehicles, The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) released new research showing that behavioral science-based interventions significantly improve electric vehicle (EV) charging habits, helping reduce carbon emissions. The studies, conducted in the U.S. and Japan, tested ChargeMinder, a prototype app developed by TRI’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) division, which incorporates insights from behavioral science to improve EV charging behavior. Click Here
• Exploring a Low-Carbon Future—Together, Univar Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dow to explore a deeper collaboration focused on low-carbon products. This step reflects a shared commitment to helping customers reduce Scope 3 emissions and prepare for the growing demand for verified, lower-carbon alternatives to help meet ESG targets. Click Here

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