Hatch joins Upcell Alliance to support Europe’s sustainable battery manufacturing ecosystem
Hatch is proud to announce its new partnership with Upcell Alliance, a pan-European network focused on strengthening Europe’s battery cell manufacturing industry. This collaboration marks a strategic step in Hatch’s commitment to supporting the transition to a more sustainable, resilient, and competitive energy future.
Upcell Alliance unites key stakeholders across the battery value chain—including manufacturers, engineering firms, technology providers, and research institutions—to accelerate the development of local, sustainable, and circular battery ecosystems. By joining the alliance, Hatch brings its global engineering and project delivery expertise to a growing European movement that is shaping the future of clean energy and mobility.
“We’re excited to partner with Upcell Alliance,” says Mark Bellino, Hatch’s Global Sector Practice Lead, Manufacturing. “As demand for batteries increases across sectors our role is to help clients successfully design, build, and integrate the next generation of battery plants and projects. Europe is moving quickly, and we’re proud to support this momentum by bringing seven-decades of experience in plant design and integration to the table.”
With a long track record in battery metals, cell manufacturing, and complex industrial integration, Hatch offers end-to-end project delivery services tailored to the evolving needs of the battery sector. Through this partnership, Hatch will contribute expertise in:
- Front-end engineering and strategic advisory
- Battery material and gigafactory integration and scale-up
- Circular economy and recycling solutions
- Risk-managed delivery for capital projects
The partnership with Upcell aligns with Hatch’s broader mission to deliver positive change by tackling some of the world’s toughest technical challenges. It also reflects a shared vision with Upcell Alliance: enabling battery independence and innovation, grounded in sustainability and regional impact.
About Upcell Alliance
Upcell Alliance is a European non-profit association dedicated to building a strong, local battery cell manufacturing value chain. With members spanning the public and private sectors, the alliance fosters industrial cooperation, technological advancement, and circular economy solutions to help Europe lead in battery innovation.
For more information about Upcell Alliance, visit: https://upcellalliance.eu
To learn more about Hatch’s work in batteries and clean energy, visit: Battery Market Solutions
For more information, please contact:
Lindsay Janca
Global Director, Public Relations
Tel: +1 905 403 4199
Email: media@hatch.com
About Hatch
Hatch is a global engineering, project delivery, and professional services firm. Whatever our clients envision, our teams can design and build. With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we know your business and understand that your challenges are changing rapidly. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient and innovative. We draw upon our 10,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.
Find out more on www.hatch.com/About-Us.