Ascend Elements: $1.5 Billion Battery Recycler Pursues 363 Sale After DOE Grant Cancellation
Ascend Elements, a lithium-ion battery recycler valued at $1.5 billion, filed chapter 11 in S.D. Tex. on April 9, 2026, pursuing a 363 sale after the DOE cancelled $110M of a $316M grant for its Kentucky facility. Jefferies is running the sale process; no DIP facility at filing.