Jun 21 2013

Honda along with TDK Corporation, Japan Metals and Chemicals Co. (JMC) is focusing on the reuse of the rare earth metal that will be extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries in the hybrid vehicles to make magnets of some new hybrid vehicles.

In the month of March, Honda supplied a battery manufacturer with the rare earth metals at a JMC plant for the purpose of reusing it in new hybrid vehicles’ nickel metal hydride batteries  

The company stated that Honda is now looking forward to expand the reuse of the rare earth metals to the motors of the hybrid vehicles for some further recycling of this limited but prolific resource.

The three companies will join each other’s hands and will begin a deep discussion of the reuse in motors and as soon as the good supply of used nickel metal hydride batteries are secured, process will be started.   

The process of the giant automaker Honda for extracting the rare earth metal in motors includes the disassembling, scrapping, calcinations, pulverization, sorting acid dissolution that is the source of producing an oxide containing rare earth metals. Rest of the process is followed by molten salt electrolysis that will take place at the Japan Metals & Chemical Co. The produced rare earth metal will be shipped to TDK Corporation for using magnets in motors for new hybrid vehicles. After this the parts will be placed in the Honda Products.