BusinessPhoto: HT WorldChina Leads Large-Scale Recycling of EV Batteries and Metals
China is rapidly expanding its recycling industry to recover valuable metals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel from scrapped electric vehicle (EV) batteries, producing "black mass." The EU plans to impose a quota on Chinese hybrid EV imports and restrict black mass exports to encourage local processing. The US has banned Chinese EVs and blocked black mass exports. The International Energy Agency predicts black mass could supply 20-30% of battery metal demand by 2050, supporting China's dominance in critical minerals.
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