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Kezad to see UAE’s ‘first’ lithium battery recycling plant: Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Economic Zones (Kezad) and Singapore’s Witthal Group subsidiary Witthal Gulf Industries signed a 50-year land lease agreement to build an AED 40 mn lithium battery recycling plant in the economic zone, according to a press release. The facility — set to be located in Al Taweelah — will focus on producing materials like copper, black mass, and aluminum by recycling end-of-life batteries used in manufacturing sectors of solar farms, EVs, and more.

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Spanish airline Air Europa has launched its first wet-lease flight from Abu Dhabi to Madrid in collaboration with UAE’s Etihad Airways, according to a statement. Etihad now offers two flights a day for the Madrid-Abu Dhabi route, with Air Europa operating the afternoon service. The wet-lease service builds on the pair’s existing codeshare agreement and seeks to bridge the expanding market between the UAE and Spain.

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