With over 40 years of expertise in project innovation in the energy and natural resources sectors, BBA specializes in custom engineering solutions. We have extensive experience managing both CAPEX and OPEX projects for the mining, metals and chemicals industries, built on decade-long partnerships with our industrial clients. By blending technical agility with keen business insight, we can offer full project life cycle support for your battery project—from planning through to flawless execution—leveraging our multidisciplinary expertise.

• Extraction and processing key battery materials: handling lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, copper, rare earth elements (REEs) and developing active cathode and anode materials.
  
• New process technologies: developing, testing, scaling up and designing processes and plants for innovative battery material production.
• Hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, chemical processes and other cutting-edge technologies: producing consistent high-purity, high-performance battery materials.
  
• Recycling and urban mining: designing and optimizing recycling processes and facilities, creating circular strategies to reduce waste and environmental impact and integrating advanced technologies and sustainable practices to maximize resource reuse.

Supporting stringent battery material requirements using technology as an enabler

Committed to helping our clients meet the rigorous technical requirements of battery materials, we’ve cultivated a “battery mindset” focused on understanding their unique needs and expectations, as well as those of their clients, the end-users.

Purity, quality control and product lifecycle management

Whether developing new projects for material production or enhancing existing processes, we use advanced technology to provide tailored assistance. This ensures optimal outcomes that adhere to the highest standards of purity and consistency, guaranteeing uniform quality and reliable performance of the end product.

Tracking and traceability

We support our clients in implementing robust tracking and traceability protocols and advanced digital solutions to manage the product life cycle. This helps uphold ESG standards in the battery industry, such as sustainable mining practices, responsible raw material sourcing and ethical labour.

• Logistics tracking system: We streamline complex heterogeneous mining systems, from subcontractor operations to internal processes, inventory and sales, to ensure operational consistency and efficiency for our clients.
  
• Predictive analytics: We use data-driven decisions with predictive capabilities to optimize operations and future-proof your business, ensuring rigorous management of issues affecting material stability and quality.
  
• ESG performance and supervision intelligence systems: We integrate sustainability into core processes with intelligent oversight, ensuring responsible practices throughout the product life cycle.

Advanced operational solutions

We integrate advanced technologies to optimize operations, enhance energy efficiency, foster cohesion, ensure safety, reduce costs and drive sustainable growth throughout the battery materials production life cycle. These efforts are pivotal in meeting the stringent requirements of battery materials, including:

• Digital twin technology: creating virtual replicas of operations and business processes to enable continuous improvement, mitigate risks and adapt to industry requirements.
• Integrated value chain solution: breaking down silos between departments and partners, promoting seamless communication, optimizing production flow and accelerating time-to-market.
• AI-powered optimization and automation: addressing skilled labour shortages by streamlining processes through data analytics, maximizing efficiency and minimizing waste.

Leveraging our project innovation experience and partnerships for the emerging battery sector

BBA has supported client innovations across diverse industries, from decarbonization projects and grid-scale battery storage solutions to mining automation and AI solutions. Through partnerships with industry leaders and academia, we drive advancements in emerging sectors like battery production and recycling, drawing on our extensive industrial expertise. We assist clients in:

• Developing efficient methods and project processes.
• Ensuring alignment with performance indicators, addressing emerging issues and managing risks effectively.
• Transitioning from laboratory and pilot projects to full production, which involves enhancing technologies for large-scale applications.