Ascend Elements battery recycling

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The exterior of the Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A worker is seen in Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The interior of Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A sign inside Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Mechanical engineer Wolfgang Pena describes the workings of Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Quality manager Ian Steel shows black mass and incoming raw materials at Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

SVP of Operations Cory Ryner describes a machine to Ascend Elements’ board of directors at Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Ascend Elements’ board of directors tours the Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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The exterior of the Ascend Elements’ facility in Covington on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The lithium-ion battery recycling plant is holding an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the public and press. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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