** Shares of Australia's Iondrive ION.AX rise as much as 8.7% to A$0.05, their highest level since September 2
** The battery recycling co signs a binding term sheet with Livium LIT.AX to commercialise its Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) technology in Australia
** Livium to provide end-of-life solar panels, lithium-ion battery black mass, rare earths and other samples for evaluation using ION's DES process
** LIT's shares up as much as 7.7% at A$0.014
** ION up 63% YTD, including the session's moves
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com))