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Metal Recyclers Planning Expenditures to Meet Energy Transition Demand

SUGAR LAND--September 3, 2021--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Welcome to the recycling age! The energy transition is driving demand for battery metals like lithium, cobalt and nickel. With grassroot mine development attracting more social and regulatory scrutiny--causing delays in bringing new capacity online--it will become increasingly important for recycling of spent batteries to supplement primary supply of energy transition metals. Both the aluminum and steel industries have well-established recycling supply chains. But other battery metals will require significant investment in collection, recycling and distribution infrastructure.

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