SMM News: The Department of Environmental Protection and Assets of the National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on the 25th (Wednesday) to solicit public opinions on the "Key Points for the Adjustment of the Catalogue of Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products (Draft for Comments)", and lithium ion batteries were also included. According to insiders, there is no relevant policy for lithium battery recovery in China. The NDRC will take the lead in soliciting opinions, which will pave the way for the formulation of lithium battery recovery policy.

According to the public information, the state has some relevant regulations on the recycling of waste electrical appliances, but there is no relevant policy on the recycling of lithium batteries.

Yu Qingjiao, the chairman of China Battery Network, also expressed a similar view. At present, there is no relevant policy for lithium battery recycling in China. The National Development and Reform Commission, after soliciting opinions, may start to formulate relevant policies.

"What the National Development and Reform Commission takes the lead in doing is more about industrial policies and regulations." Liu Yanlong, secretary-general of China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association, said.

Great Wisdom News Agency has learned from many insiders that there is no relevant policy on lithium battery recycling, and lithium battery waste recycling is not profitable.

Lithium battery is more environmentally friendly than lead-acid battery, but lithium battery recycling is not profitable. Lithium battery recycling has always been a problem. At present, domestic lithium battery recycling is not systematic, there are few recycling enterprises, and technology is backward.

It can also be seen from the importance attached by foreign lithium battery recycling enterprises to the Chinese market. Farouk Tedjar, CEO of the French large-scale lithium battery recycling company Recyclel, once told the big wisdom news agency that we attach great importance to the Chinese market. At present, there is no large-scale lithium battery recycling plant in China. The company is looking for partners in China and hopes to build a plant in China next year.

It is noted in the Opinions that lithium-ion batteries refer to batteries containing organic solvent electrolytes and using lithium storage interlayer compounds as positive and negative electrodes [non-ferrous business opportunities: batteries]. Including liquid lithium ion batteries, polymer lithium ion batteries and other lithium ion batteries.