With the number of electric vehicles increasing, so too is the demand for raw materials for battery manufacture. Raw materials like lithium, nickel and cobalt are a rarity in Europe or have to be imported. Recycling is an important route to becoming less dependent on imports. It conserves natural resources and reduces the CO2 footprint compared to primary mining. And proper disposal decreases environmental pollution.
NOW is now providing information on the most important facts on the issue of battery recycling in a factsheet: Which raw materials are used in batteries? How does recycling work? What are the requirements introduced by the European battery regulation?