China achieves 99.6% recovery of materials from retired EV batteries

China has made significant progress in electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling, achieving a 99.6% recovery rate for key materials such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese, with lithium recovery reaching 96.5%. This success follows the implementation of new national standards for dismantling, testing, and recycling retired EV batteries, now totaling 22 regulations. These standards, widely adopted across the industry, promote environmental sustainability and economic circularity by enabling efficient material recovery and reuse. For example, facilities like the Battery Science & Technology workshop in Tianjin employ processes including dismantling, crushing, and purification to recover over 95% of lithium for new battery production. China is also strengthening its leadership in global battery recycling standards by establishing a national technical committee that includes experts from all stages of the battery lifecycle. This committee, led by the General Administration of Market Supervision and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, aims to unify standards for batteries used in vehicles, ships, and energy storage systems. Chinese experts