Recycling lithium batteries

Insights and intelligence to understand the future of the li-ion battery recycling market

Recycled material and the battery supply chain

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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Fastmarkets proposes to amend the impurity specifications for its weekly payable indicators for black mass in South Korea, Southeast Asia and Europe.

Aluminium producer and recycler Constellium announced on Tuesday March 12 that the company is moving to test hydrogen utilization at an industrial scale as a power source in its casthouses

Warmer sentiment for lithium and nickel prices in Asian markets was not able to attract more buying interest for black mass from South Korean buyers in the week ended Wednesday March 13, due to continued thin margins at recyclers, according to market sources

Ontario-based battery recycling company Li-Cycle announced that the company had received a $75 million investment from Glencore, building on previous investments and their existing long-term partnership

Fastmarkets examines the lifespan of electric vehicle (EV) batteries and offers insights into recycling timelines and environmental implications

Payables for nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) black mass in the CIF South Korea market came under pressure in February from an ongoing oversupply and weak battery raw materials prices, Fastmarkets learned

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The 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.

The Battery Recycling Outlook allows you to:

  • 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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