American Battery Technology Company is positioned to benefit from electrification and U.S. government support for domestic battery materials production and recycling. Recent positive catalysts include 24/7 recycling operations, increased sales, lithium hydroxide production, and fast-track permitting for the Tonopah project. Despite strong operational progress, the company remains unprofitable, with ongoing cash burn and dilution risks as it invests heavily in growth.

Reno, Nev., June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) (NASDAQ: ABAT), an integrated critical battery minerals company that is commercializing its first-of-kind technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, announced that it has been added to the broad-market Russell 3000® Index as part of the 2025 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, according to multiple posts made by FTSE Russell beginning on May 23, 2025. ABTC's inclusion is scheduled to become effective as of the U.S. market close on Friday, June 27, 2025, and the newly reconstituted Russell U.S. Indexes take effect at the open of U.S. markets on Monday, June 30, 2025.

Company achieves substantial 120% increase in battery recycling throughput as it accelerates commercial operations aimed to increase the onshoring of domestic critical mineral manufacturing Company achieves substantial 120% increase in battery recycling throughput as it accelerates commercial operations aimed to increase the onshoring of domestic critical mineral manufacturing

American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT), an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, is pleased to confirm that it has received a Letter of Interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for $900 million in financing to support the construction of American Battery Technology Company's (ABTC) commercial-scale lithium mine and claystone-to-lithium hydroxide refinery near Tonopah, Nevada.

Achievement highlights capabilities of company's internally-developed, first-of-kind, commercial-scale battery recycling technologies for recovery of battery critical materials that meet stringent material quality specifications and standards Achievement highlights capabilities of company's internally-developed, first-of-kind, commercial-scale battery recycling technologies for recovery of battery critical materials that meet stringent material quality specifications and standards

Sale Will Support Commercialization of Additional Advanced Technologies at its Operational Commercial-Scale Battery Recycling Facility in McCarran, Nevada Sale Will Support Commercialization of Additional Advanced Technologies at its Operational Commercial-Scale Battery Recycling Facility in McCarran, Nevada

Company demonstrates significantly increased throughput at its first lithium-ion battery recycling facility, and continues development of two additional critical mineral facilities Company demonstrates significantly increased throughput at its first lithium-ion battery recycling facility, and continues development of two additional critical mineral facilities

ABTC engages with global industry audiences on the scale-up and commercialization of critical battery mineral manufacturing processes ABTC engages with global industry audiences on the scale-up and commercialization of critical battery mineral manufacturing processes

Accelerated commercialization and scale-up of the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project aims to aid the onshoring an American lithium resource to reinforce supply chain stabilization, national security, and create jobs Accelerated commercialization and scale-up of the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project aims to aid the onshoring an American lithium resource to reinforce supply chain stabilization, national security, and create jobs

In a tit-for-tat retaliation for President Biden's export controls on 24 types of chip manufacturing equipment, high bandwidth memory, and chip software tools, China banned certain rare earth mineral exports to the United States on Dec. 3, 2024. The ban includes critical rare earth elements such as germanium, gallium, antimony, and superhard materials, with a stricter review of graphite in the interest of national security.