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Battery Recycling: Global Markets

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  • August 2022
  • Region: Global
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This report will cover all the commercially available battery recycling methods actively utilized and consumed by key end-user industries in the battery recycling market. Its scope will also include all the applications for battery recycling. For lithium-ion batteries recycling end-of-life (EOL) lithium-ion batteries are considered.

Furthermore, the battery recycling industry will be analyzed at the regional and country levels. Regional and country-level markets are segmented and analyzed by chemistry, source and end-use.

The battery recycling market is segmented by battery chemistry into lead-acid, lithium-ion, nickel, and others (alkaline, mercury, zinc-carbon, zinc-air). On the basis of source, the battery recycling market is segmented into automotive, industrial, consumer, and electronic appliance batteries. In terms of end use, the battery recycling market is segmented into transportation, consumer electronics, industrial, and others.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is also covered. The market size and estimations are provided in terms of revenue, with 2021 serving as the base year, and market forecasts are given for the period from 2022 to 2027.

This report discusses three future scenarios: pessimistic, consensus and optimistic; forecasts are provided for the consensus scenario. Battery recycling values are provided. A patent analysis and discussion of the battery recycling process are also included.

Report Includes

  • 90 data tables and 8 additional tables
  • An overview of the recent advances and analysis of global markets for battery recycling industry
  • Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue for 2021, estimates for 2022, forecasts for 2023, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2027
  • Estimation of the actual market size for battery recycling in dollar value terms, and corresponding market share analysis by battery type (chemistry), source, end use, and geographic region
  • Identification of the fastest-growing applications and technologies, and a holistic review of the current market trends that leads to increasing demand for battery recycling across the world
  • Country specific data and market value analysis for the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Belgium, Germany, U.K., France and other emerging economies
  • Highlights of the key growth driving factors and constraints that will shape the market for battery recycling as the basis for projecting demand in the forecast period (2022-2027)
  • In-depth information on increasing investments on R&D activities, key technology issues, industry specific challenges, major types of end-user markets, and COVID-19 implications on the progress of this market
  • Assessment of the company competitive landscape comprising key market participants, their global market share analysis based on segmental revenues, product portfolios and recent developments
  • Company profiles of major players within the industry, including Call2Recycle Inc, Aqua Metals Inc., Umicore, Exide Industries Ltd. and Glencore

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Study Goals and Objectives
1.2 Reasons for Doing this Study
1.3 Scope of Report
1.4 Information Sources
1.5 Intended Audience
1.6 Methodology
1.7 Geographic Breakdown
1.8 Analyst's Credentials
1.9 Custom Research
1.10 Related Research Reports
Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights
Chapter 3 Market Overview
3.1 Current Market Overview
3.2 History of the Battery Recycling Industry
3.3 Development Trends in Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling
3.3.1 Solutions to Battery Recycling
3.3.2 Technologies for Alternative Batteries
3.3.3 Developments in Lithium-Ion Batteries (Libs)
3.4 Advantages of Battery Recycling
3.4.1 Importance of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling
3.4.2 Importance of Lead-Acid Battery Recycling
3.4.3 Importance of Different Battery Recycling
3.5 Regulatory Framework for Battery Recycling
3.5.1 Europe
3.5.2 China
3.5.3 U.S.
3.5.4 International Efforts
3.6 Value Chain Analysis for Global Battery Recycling Market
3.6.1 Raw and Processed Materials
3.6.2 Cell Component Manufacturing
3.6.3 Cell Manufacturing
3.6.4 Battery Pack Manufacturing
3.6.5 Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
3.6.6 Recycling
3.7 Dynamics in the Global Market
3.7.1 Market Drivers
3.7.2 Market Restraints
3.7.3 Key Challenges
3.7.4 Market Opportunities
3.8 Porter's Five Forces Model
3.8.1 Supplier Power
3.8.2 Buyer Power
3.8.3 Threat of New Entrants
3.8.4 Threat of Substitute
3.8.5 Competitive Rivalry
3.9 Covid-19 and Ukraine-Russia War Impact on the Global Market
3.9.1 Covid-19 Impact
3.9.2 Russia and Ukraine War Impact
3.10 Industry Expert Insights
3.10.1 Patent Analysis
Chapter 4 Market Breakdown by Chemistry
4.1 Overview
4.2 Lead-Acid
4.2.1 Recycling of Lead-Acid Batteries
4.3 Lithium-Ion
4.3.1 Lithium Battery Chemistry
4.3.2 Construction of Lithium-Ion Batteries
4.3.3 a Thorough Method for Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Electric Vehicles
4.3.4 Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturers
4.4 Nickel
4.4.1 Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-Mh) Batteries
4.5 Others (Alkaline, Mercury, Zinc-Carbon, Zinc-Air)
4.5.1 Recycling Alkaline and Zinc-Carbon
4.5.2 Recycling Mercury Batteries
Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Source
5.1 Overview
5.1.1 Benefits of Recycling Batteries
5.2 Automotive Batteries
5.2.1 Economics for Electric Cars
5.2.2 Environmental Factors
5.3 Industrial Batteries
5.3.1 Types of Industrial Batteries
5.4 Consumer and Electronic Appliance Batteries
5.4.1 Types of Consumer and Electronic Appliance Batteries
Chapter 6 Market Breakdown by End Use
6.1 Overview
6.1.1 Uses of Batteries
6.2 Transportation
6.3 Industrial
6.4 Consumer Electronics
6.5 Other End Uses (Toys, Medical Devices, Watches)
Chapter 7 Market Breakdown by Region
7.1 Overview
7.2 North America
7.2.1 U.S.
7.2.2 Canada
7.2.3 Mexico
7.3 Europe
7.3.1 Germany
7.3.2 Belgium
7.3.3 U.K.
7.3.4 France
7.3.5 the Rest of Europe
7.4 Asia-Pacific
7.4.1 China
7.4.2 Japan
7.4.3 South Korea
7.4.4 India
7.4.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
7.5 South America
7.5.1 Legal Framework
7.5.2 Brazil
7.5.3 Argentina
7.5.4 Rest of South America
7.6 the Middle East and Africa
7.6.1 South Africa
7.6.2 Rest of Middle East and Africa
Chapter 8 Competitive Landscape
8.1. Overview
8.2. Recent and Upcoming Developments in the Battery Recycling Industry
8.3. Worldwide Li-Ion Battery-Recycling Projects
8.4. Innovations Ongoing in the Electric Vehicles Which Will Create a Boost for Battery Recycling Market
8.4.1 Vehicle to Grid (V2G)
8.4.2 Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging
8.4.3 Charging of Mobile Devices
8.4.4 Lightning-Fast Charging
8.4.5 Advancements in Battery Technology
8.5 Innovations in Battery Technologies
8.5.1 Lithium-Ion Batteries
8.5.2 Batteries With Solid State Technology
8.5.3 Aluminum-Ion Rechargeable Batteries
8.5.4 Batteries Made of Lithium-Sulfur
8.5.5 Batteries Made of Metal and Air
Chapter 9 Company Profiles
  • Accurec-Recycling GmbH
  • American Manganese Inc.
  • Aqua Metals Inc.
  • Call2Recycle Inc.
  • Cirba Solutions
  • Com2 Recycling Solutions LLC
  • Doe Run Co.
  • East Penn Manufacturing Co.
  • Ecobat
  • Enersys
  • Exide Industries Ltd.
  • Fortum
  • G & P Batteries
  • Gem Co. Ltd.
  • Glencore
  • Gopher Resource
  • Gravita India Ltd.
  • Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co. Ltd.
  • Li-Cycle Corp.
  • Neometals Ltd.
  • Raw Materials Co. (Rmc)
  • Terrapure Environmental
  • Tes
  • Umicore
Chapter 10 Appendix: Acronyms
10.1 Acronyms Used in this Report

List of Tables
Summary Table: Global Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 1: Countries That Produce Raw Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries
Table 2: Global Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 3: Global Lead-acid Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 4: Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturers
Table 5: Global Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 6: Global Nickel Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 7: Global Other Batteries Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 8: Global Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 9: Global Primary Functions of the Battery Across Vehicle Types
Table 10: Global Automotive Batteries Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 11: Global Industrial Batteries Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 12: Global Consumer and Electronic Appliance Batteries Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 13: Global Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 14: Global Transportation Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 15: Global Industrial Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 16: Global Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 17: Global Other End Uses Battery Recycling Market, by Region, Through 2027
Table 18: Global Market for Battery Recycling, by Region, Through 2027
Table 19: North American Market for Battery Recycling, by Country, Through 2027
Table 20: North American Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 21: North American Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 22: North American Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 23: U.S. Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 24: U.S. Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 25: U.S. Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 26: Canadian Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 27: Canadian Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 28: Canadian Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 29: Mexican Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 30: Mexican Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 31: Mexican Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 32: European Market for Battery Recycling, by Country, Through 2027
Table 33: European Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 34: European Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 35: European Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 36: German Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 37: German Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 38: German Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 39: Belgium Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 40: Belgium Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 41: Belgium Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 42: U.K. Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 43: U.K. Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 44: U.K. Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 45: France Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 46: France Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 47: France Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 48: Rest of European Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 49: Rest of European Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 50: Rest of European Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 51: Asia-Pacific Market for Battery Recycling, by Country, Through 2027
Table 52: Asia-Pacific Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 53: Asia-Pacific Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 54: Asia-Pacific Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 55: Chinese Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 56: Chinese Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 57: Chinese Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 58: Japanese Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 59: Japanese Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 60: Japanese Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 61: South Korean Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 62: South Korean Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 63: South Korean Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 64: Indian Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 65: Indian Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 66: Indian Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 67: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 68: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 69: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 70: South American Market for Battery Recycling, by Country, Through 2027
Table 71: South American Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 72: South American Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 73: South American Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 74: Brazil Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 75: Brazil Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 76: Brazil Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 77: Argentina Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 78: Argentina Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 79: Argentina Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 80: Rest of South American Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 81: Rest of South American Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 82: Rest of South American Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 83: Middle East and African Market for Battery Recycling, by Country/Region, Through 2027
Table 84: Middle East and African Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 85: Middle East and African Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 86: Middle East and African Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 87: South African Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 88: South African Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 89: South African Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 90: Rest of Middle East and African Market for Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, Through 2027
Table 91: Rest of Middle East and African Market for Battery Recycling, by Source, Through 2027
Table 92: Rest of Middle East and African Market for Battery Recycling, by End Use, Through 2027
Table 93: Recent and Upcoming Developments in the Battery Recycling Industry
Table 94: Worldwide Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Projects
Table 95: Aqua Metals Inc.: Battery Recycling with Process Type, Products Produced, Environmental Impact, and Economies
Table 96: Call2Recycle: Battery Recycling Products and Services, 2022
Table 97: Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in this Report

List of Figures
Summary Figure: Global Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Region, 2021
Figure A: Market Research Methodology Applied for the Global Battery Recycling Market Report
Figure 1: Process of Recovering Batteries from Electric Vehicles for Recycling
Figure 2: Advantages of Battery Recycling
Figure 3: Flow Chart of Lithium-ion Battery Life
Figure 4: Global Battery Recycling Market Drivers
Figure 5: Global Battery Recycling Market Restraints
Figure 6: Opportunities in the Global Battery Recycling Market
Figure 7: Porter’s Five Forces Model for the Battery Recycling Market
Figure 8: Patent Shares Registered for Lithium-ion Batteries, by Player, 2021
Figure 9: Global Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 10: The Process of Recycling Lead-Acid Batteries
Figure 11: Global Lead-acid Battery Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 12: Recycling Process for Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries
Figure 13: Global Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 14: Global Nickel Battery Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 15: Global Other Batteries Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 16: Global Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 17: Global Automotive Batteries Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 18: Global Industrial Batteries Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 19: Global Consumer and Electronic Appliance Batteries Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 20: Global Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 21: Worldwide Sales of Different Types of Passenger Cars, 2015-2040
Figure 22: Global Transportation Battery Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 23: Global Industrial Battery Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 24: Global Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling Market Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 25: Global Market Shares of Other End Uses Battery Recycling, by Region, 2021
Figure 26: Global Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Region, 2021
Figure 27: North American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Country, 2021
Figure 28: North American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 29: North American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 30: North American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 31: U.S. Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 32: U.S. Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 33: U.S. Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 34: Canadian Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 35: Canadian Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 36: Canadian Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 37: Mexican Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 38: Mexican Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 39: Mexican Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 40: European Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Country, 2021
Figure 41: European Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 42: European Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 43: European Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 44: German Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 45: German Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 46: German Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 47: Belgium Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 48: Belgium Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 49: Belgium Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 50: U.K. Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 51: U.K. Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 52: U.K. Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 53: France Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 54: France Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 55: France Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 56: Rest of European Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 57: Rest of European Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 58: Rest of European Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 59: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Country, 2021
Figure 60: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 61: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 62: Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 63: Chinese Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 64: Chinese Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 65: Chinese Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 66: Japanese Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 67: Japanese Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 68: Japanese Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 69: South Korean Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 70: South Korean Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 71: South Korean Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 72: Indian Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 73: Indian Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 74: Indian Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 75: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 76: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 77: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 78: South American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Country, 2021
Figure 79: South American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 80: South American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 81: South American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 82: Brazil Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 83: Brazil Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 84: Brazil Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 85: Argentina Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 86: Argentina Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 87: Argentina Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 88: Rest of South American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 89: Rest of South American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 90: Rest of South American Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 91: Middle East and African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Country/Region, 2021
Figure 92: Middle East and African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 93: Middle East and African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 94: Middle East and African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 95: South African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 96: South African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 97: South African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 98: Rest of Middle East and African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Chemistry, 2021
Figure 99: Rest of Middle East and African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by Source, 2021
Figure 100: Rest of Middle East and African Market Shares of Battery Recycling, by End Use, 2021
Figure 101: Impact on EVs due to Bidirectional Charging, 2021
Figure 102: EV Charging Technologies Shares, by Type, 2021
Figure 103: Shares of Technology Advancements in EVs
Figure 104: EnerSys: Sales Share, by Business Segment, 2021
Figure 105: Exide Industries Ltd.: Sales Share, by Region/Country, 2021
Figure 106: Fortum: Sales Share, by Business Segment, 2021
Figure 107: Fortum: Sales Share, by Region/Country, 2021
Figure 108: Glencore International AG: Sales Share, by Business Segment, 2021
Figure 109: Glencore International AG: Sales Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 110: Gravita India Ltd.: Sales Share, by Business Segment, 2021
Figure 111: Gravita India Ltd.: Sales Share, by Region, 2021
Figure 112: Neometals Ltd.: Sales Share, by Business Segment, 2021
Figure 113: Umicore: Sales Share, by Business Segment, 2021
Figure 114: Umicore: Sales Share, by Region/Country, 2021

Executive Summary

The goal of battery recycling is to reduce the number of batteries disposed of as municipal solid waste. Batteries contain several harmful compounds and heavy metals; thus, disposing of them like other home waste sparks worries about soil and water pollution.

Battery recycling is reusing and reprocessing batteries to minimize the number of batteries disposed of as solid waste. Batteries contain several toxic compounds and heavy metals, and the contamination of soil and water caused by their disposal has raised environmental concerns. Therefore, recycling batteries is necessary for both environmental and health reasons. Nowadays, people use batteries to power a wide variety of products. These include lamps, vehicles and phones. Batteries can be used as an additional source of electricity to power a home.

Most battery types can be recycled. However, some batteries are recycled more frequently than others, such as button cells and lead-acid car batteries. Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion), nickel-zinc (Ni-Zn), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), and nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries can also be recycled.

Most consumer batteries are disposable alkaline batteries. There is no currently available cost-neutral recycling solution for these batteries. Regulations for consumer disposal differ by area. A review of European consumer alkaline battery recycling found that it positively impacts the environment, albeit at a high cost compared to disposal. The same recycling procedure is used for batteries made of zinc-carbon and zinc-air. Nearly half of the portable batteries purchased in 2017 will be recycled between 2020 to 2024.

Many countries sell their used or spent lead-acid batteries (ULABs or SLABs) to other countries for recycling, making battery recycling a global industry. As a result, obtaining precise evaluations of the domestic recycling rates in various countries can be challenging.

Additionally, lead-acid battery recycling (mostly from cars and motorcycles) is frequently carried out informally by individuals or small businesses in many nations, with little to no formal recordkeeping and ineffective governmental control.

Although restrictions differ from nation to country, ULABs (used lead-acid batteries) and SLABs (spent lead-acid batteries) are typically classified as “hazardous waste.” They are therefore subject to the necessary safety, storage, handling, and transport laws. The Basel Convention is a multilateral international agreement that regulates all transboundary transfers of hazardous waste for recovery or disposal among the 172 participating nations. (The U.S. is not a party, although it has alternative agreements with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as with Canada and Mexico) (to which the U.S. ships many ULABs and SLABs for recycling).

Companies Mentioned

  • Accurec-Recycling GmbH
  • American Manganese Inc.
  • Aqua Metals Inc.
  • Call2Recycle Inc.
  • Cirba Solutions
  • Com2 Recycling Solutions LLC
  • Doe Run Co.
  • East Penn Manufacturing Co.
  • Ecobat
  • Enersys
  • Exide Industries Ltd.
  • Fortum
  • G & P Batteries
  • Gem Co. Ltd.
  • Glencore
  • Gopher Resource
  • Gravita India Ltd.
  • Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co. Ltd.
  • Li-Cycle Corp.
  • Neometals Ltd.
  • Raw Materials Co. (Rmc)
  • Terrapure Environmental
  • Tes
  • Umicore

Table Information

Report AttributeDetails
No. of Pages158
PublishedAugust 2022
Forecast Period2022 - 2027
Estimated Market Value ( USD ) in 2022 $ 9.9 Billion
Forecasted Market Value ( USD ) by 2027 $ 14.2 Billion
Compound Annual Growth Rate7.4%
Regions CoveredGlobal
No. of Companies Mentioned24

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