Recycling lithium batteries
Insights and intelligence to understand the future of the li-ion battery recycling market
Interest and investment in lithium battery recycling have grown in recent years as the global battery supply chain looks to feed the growing demand for battery raw materials and reduce carbon emissions from metals production. There are increased legislative pressures to localize supply chains, so market participants are looking at ways to increase battery recycling capacity and adopt black mass as a primary feedstock in manufacturing battery chemicals. Read on to find out more about the latest insights into black mass, recycled metals and electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling.
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Battery recyclers Huayou Recycling, of China, and Tozero, of Germany, have announced an agreement in which they will partner on the supply and processing of battery scrap in Europe, Fastmarkets has learned.
Buyers of black mass in Asia have returned to the market for bookings of shredded lithium-ion battery packs at stable prices over the past week, sources have told Fastmarkets.
Plans for a major battery metals recycling hub run by Glencore and Li-Cycle in Italy are likely to go ahead despite recent pushback from local authorities, sources told Fastmarkets this week
A slight rise in offers for black mass payables were heard in South Korea this week, but a wide bid-offer gap persisted in the market, according to sources
Holidays in key Asian black mass trading centers such as China and South Korea have limited purchasing over the last week but suppliers are holding their offers at firm levels, sources told Fastmarkets
There is a lot of additional activity in the United States when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) production and this will be supportive of black mass recycling, critical material production and active battery manufacturing that is needed to support the EV industry
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The Fastmarkets NewGen Battery Recycling Outlook includes 10-year source, supply and price forecasts so battery and automakers, material manufacturers and battery recyclers can understand and leverage recycling supply.
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- Dig into forecasts and outlooks for black mass and battery materials
- Get a clear and accurate assessment of battery technology and the major recyclers
- Get actionable insights on the economics of battery chemistries
- Understand key ESG and supply chain qualification criteria
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