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Blue Whale Materials embarks on expansion

In August 2025, lithium-ion battery recycling company Blue Whale Materials (BWM), a portfolio company of Ara Partners, opened the doors of its first recycling facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The ...
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Blue Whale Materials Awarded $55 Million DOE Grant to Expand Bartlesville, OK Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facility

BARTLESVILLE, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Whale Materials (BWM), a leader in advanced lithium-ion battery recycling, has received a contracted grant award of over $55 million from the U.S. Department ...
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Blue Whale commissions Oklahoma battery materials plant

Blue Whale Materials LLC (BWM), Bartlesville, Oklahoma, has commissioned what it calls its baseline black mass production facility in Bartlesville designed to recycle and produce lithium-ion battery ...
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Blue Whale Materials Awarded $55 Million DOE Grant to Expand Bartlesville, OK Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facility

Investment Will Expand Operations to Process up to 50,000 Tons of Li-ion Feedstock Annually. Approximately $3M to Go Towards Workforce Development and Community Outreach. BARTLESVILLE, ...