Power battery recycling has become a "rigid need"

The recycling and reuse of power batteries is becoming an industry-wide problem. my country is constantly strengthening policy support and encouraging enterprises to establish a complete recycling network. On the one hand, power battery recycling will establish an extended producer responsibility system and promote the construction of the industrial chain through government-enterprise cooperation. On the other hand, it is also necessary to start from the production end, embed recycling factors, and promote cascade utilization.

my country's power batteries are about to face a "scrap wave", and how to properly solve the recycling and utilization issues is a top priority. According to industry estimates, the scale of this "scrap wave" may reach 250,000 tons. How can we complete the "waste to treasure" operation while preventing power batteries from polluting the environment?

Explore the extended producer responsibility system. Recently, Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, proposed to fully implement the extended producer responsibility system, so that new energy vehicle producers and power battery producers will become the priority entities for power battery recycling. For example, a unified code can be established for power batteries to achieve traceable recycling, and consumers can be encouraged to use formal recycling channels to increase recycling efforts.

The government and enterprises jointly promote the construction of the recycling and utilization industry chain. On the issue of power battery recycling and reuse, the implementation of policies can play a guiding role, and the participation of social capital can accelerate the construction of a market-oriented network for power battery recycling and utilization. Moreover, whether it is building a recycling system by yourself or cooperating with third-party dismantling and comprehensive utilization businesses, it can create a win-win situation.

Consider the back-end recycling from the front end of production. The power battery itself needs technological innovation, and the front-end design should be transformed with recycling value as the core. On the one hand, this will increase the reuse value of the power battery itself, and on the other hand, it will also help stimulate manufacturers to actively recycle. Consider the purpose of power battery recycling from multiple angles, starting from materials, structure, and production process.

Vigorously promote cascade utilization. Give full play to the cascade utilization value of power batteries, that is, "maximize value" in the usual sense, which will help promote the front-end recycling business. Decide whether to move to the next stage of application based on the power battery capacity, such as using power batteries retired from electric vehicles for energy storage, low-speed electric vehicles or other fields, and finally enter the dismantling stage.

In fact, the value of recycling and reusing used power batteries is very high, and the room for improvement in the entire market is also very considerable. Cascade utilization extends the service life of power batteries, and dismantles and recycles to extract precious metals, which will become profit points in the green industrial chain. The key lies in how to improve the awareness of power battery recycling and master the core dismantling and utilization technology.

The recycling of "urban minerals" is not always a "losing business", it just depends on whether it can be done well. The same is true for power batteries, so it is better to improve the standards for power battery recycling and reuse as soon as possible, standardize the disassembly and refining market, mature the resource industry chain, and cultivate large-scale enterprises as soon as possible.

At present, power battery recycling has become a "rigid need". Before the "scrap wave" predicted by the industry in 2018 or 2019, the construction of a recycling system will be put on the agenda. Faced with urgent needs, my country is gradually exploring power battery recycling and utilization solutions that are suitable for national conditions and can be promoted. Therefore, industry experts have been optimistic about the industry prospects since a few years ago, and the future development space for power battery recycling will be broader.