Automotive battery recycling landscape with the UK and EU perspective
This report focuses specifically on the recycling phase of the battery lifecycle and provides an overview of the current state of battery recycling in the UK. It covers EU battery regulations, the recycling value chain, technology pathways, key challenges in meeting recycling targets, and profitability challenges.
The report has the following key observations:
- UK secondary material status
- Disassembly
- Profitability of the recycling facilities
- Alternative hydrometallurgy technologies
- Scaling up facilities
- Regulatory alignment
Published: 05/12/2025
Automotive battery recycling landscape with the UK and EU perspective
This report reflects on the growing importance of end-of-life battery materials across the global and regional regulations and critical minerals strategies, including the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy, updated and published in November 2025.
Published: 05/12/2025
Automotive battery recycling landscape with the UK and EU perspective
This report reflects on the growing importance of end-of-life battery materials across the global and regional regulations and critical minerals strategies, including the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy, updated and published in November 2025.