Global lithium battery recycling more than expected, China South Korea for behind

Battery consumption is growing, there will be more waste to produce batteries, previous industry analysis and forecasts to 2030 a year, the world will be output to 2. 2 million tonnes of waste lithium-ion batteries, facing the huge waste lithium-ion batteries, the ready?

is expected in the future there will be more and more manufacturers into the electric car research and development, and recently retired tide will also usher in the electric car battery, battery recycling research best time is now, not only can avoid the battery pollution of the environment, can also reduce dependence on imports of raw materials.

the Circular Energy Storage company from finishing from about 50 countries in lithium ion recycling company information, found the world in 2018 were 9. 70000 tons of batteries, and most of the recycling plant and laboratory in China, Korea, Europe, Japan and the us and Canada, with China and South Korea because the battery price or reward for higher prices, has become a large battery recycling, proportion is as high as 70%, China last year were 6. 70000 tons of batteries, South Korea, about 1 second recycling. 80000 tons.

the ratio of lithium battery recycling has obviously exceeded expectations, global recovery more than 70% of lithium ion battery manufacturer is a manufacturer from China and South Korea, in nearly 100000 tons of batteries, has reached the life expectancy (about 结束- - - 的- - - - - - 生活) Half of the cycle of energy storage capacity forecasting director Hans Eric Melin also found that most of these batteries have put more than 3 years, has been more than the eu calculation of recovery ( collection rate） The bottom line, which represents some think compared to throw the battery into the landfill, allow the battery to stay in the equipment, and then better legal export revenue.

Melin said, at present there are doing around the lithium battery recycling, but not necessarily in the local.

and it doesn't mean the local don't recycle technology, sometimes can on a large scale, lack of overall planning, argonne national laboratory expert Linda L materials and the use cycle. Gaines was pointed out that the causes of low recovery rate could be recovery technology, economy, logistics and management problems.

due to the above factors, evolved into a similar classic problem of the chicken or the egg came first. Battery industry lack of high economic benefit of recycling path now, many researchers and manufacturers are also did not concern, battery recycling issues may be concerned about cost, prolong life and improve the charging capacity, etc.

Melin also pointed out that at present there are many recycling manufacturers success through new technology make the waste cell rebirth, applied materials in the new battery, full compliance with the requirements of circular economy.

but the European and American countries such as the challenge: how to get these batteries? Compared with Europe and the United States market, Asian batteries offer more attractive, and there have been many battery recycling factory in Asia is a career in Europe.