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Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Battery Chemistry (Lithium-Iron Phosphate, Lithium-Manganese Oxide, Lithium-Nickel-Cobalt-Aluminum Oxide, Lithium-Nickel-Manganese Cobalt & Lithium-Titanate Oxide), Source (Electric Vehicles, Electronics, Power Tools), Recycling Process & End-Use, By Region, & Segment Forecasts, 2024-2031

Report ID : 1648 | Published : 2024-01-29 | Pages: 180 | Format: PDF/EXCEL

The Global Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Size is valued at 6.9 billion in 2022 and is predicted to reach 26.7 billion by the year 2031 at a 18.65% CAGR during the forecast period for 2024-2031.

Lithium-ion battery recycling refers to gathering lithium-ion batteries from various sources, such as automobiles, industrial equipment, consumer goods, and electronic devices, as well as the recovery of metals through recycling procedures. The global lithium-ion battery recycling market is anticipated to expand due to governmental laws, environmental safety, and public awareness.

Key Industry Insights & Findings from the Report:

  • The rise in popularity of electric vehicles is one of the main driving factors for the lithium-ion battery recycling industry.
  • Incentives and policies that promote the recycling of lithium-ion batteries encourage businesses and consumers to engage in recycling programs, boosting product demand.
  • Asia Pacific dominated the market and accounted for a revenue share of global revenue in 2023.
  • One of the significant concerns restraining industry growth is the absence of standardized procedures for collecting, transporting, and recycling lithium-ion batteries.

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The availability of protective layers to reduce the risk of fire and short-circuiting, as well as the attractive design of batteries, are predicted to open up new growth potential in the global market. Furthermore, the battery recycling businesses will likely have a huge opportunity to invest in and refocus their resources to develop a breakthrough battery recycling technology due to advancements in battery technologies that result in the development of technologically advanced batteries being developed by manufacturers.

However, the market for lithium-ion battery recycling is constrained by the high capital costs associated with building new recycling facilities and the specialization of supply and collecting chains. Additionally, the increased recycling of other chemistries like lead-acid batteries and the lack of an appropriate legislative framework in many developing countries to remove battery materials may hinder the Lithium-ion Battery Recycling market expansion.

Recent Developments:

  • In Feb 2022, Glencore and Britishvolt agreed to a strategic agreement to create a world-class battery recycling ecosystem in the UK.
  • In July 2021, an announcement regarding plans to increase production and recycling capacities was made by Lohum Cleantech, a maker of lithium-ion batteries and a provider of recycling solutions. Over the next two years, the company intends to raise recycling capacity from 1,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) to 10,000 TPA and increase LIB output from 300 MWh to 1 GWh. 

Competitive Landscape:

Some major the lithium-ion battery recycling market players are:

  • Accurec Recycling Gmbh
  • Akkuser Oy
  • American Battery Technology Company
  • American Manganese Inc.
  • American Zinc Recycling
  • Batrec Industrie Ag
  • Battery Recycling Made Easy (Brme)
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
  • Duesenfeld Gmbh
  • Ecobat
  • Envirostream Australia Pty Ltd
  • Euro Dieuze Industrie (E.D.I.)
  • Fortum Corporation
  • Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd
  • Gem Co., Ltd
  • Glencore International Ag
  • Li-Cycle Corp
  • Lithion Recycling Inc.
  • Metal Conversion Technologies (Mct)
  • Neometals Ltd
  • Onto Technology Llc
  • Raw Materials Company (Rmc)
  • Redwood Materials, Inc.
  • Retriev Technologies Inc
  • Sitrasa
  • Smc Recycling
  • Tata Chemicals Limited
  • Tes
  • Umicore
  • Urecycle Group Oy

Market Segmentation:

The lithium-ion battery recycling market is segregated on the battery chemistry, source, recycling process and end-use. Based on battery chemistry, the market is segmented into lithium-iron phosphate, lithium-manganese oxide, lithium-nickel-cobalt-aluminum oxide, lithium-nickel-manganese cobalt and lithium-titanate oxide. Based on source, the market is segregated into electric vehicles, electronics, power tools and others. Based on the recycling process, lithium-ion battery recycling market is segmented into hydrometallurgical process, physical/mechanical process and pyrometallurgy process. Based on end-use, lithium-ion battery recycling market is segmented into automotive, non-automotive, industrial and consumer electronics.

Based On Source, The Electronics Segment Is Accounted As A Major Contributor To The Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market

The powder category grabbed the highest revenue share, and it is anticipated that they will continue to hold that position during the anticipated time. This is a result of the increasing demand for cutting-edge consumer electronics products and the quick uptake of technology like cell phones and laptops. There are now lithium-ion batteries in almost all portable electronic devices. The consumer demand for applications with more computer power and smaller, thinner packages is also a factor in this segment's revenue growth. Additionally, in order to satisfy consumer demands, design engineers and component producers are increasingly looking for and putting into practise novel solutions.

The Automotive Segment Witnessed Growth At A Rapid Rate

The automotive category is anticipated to grow at a significant rate over the forecast period. This segment's market revenue growth is primarily driven by significant investments made by automakers in enhancing vehicle performance and efficiency. By 2035, major automakers like General Motors and others plan to market solely electric vehicles. Groups like the International Energy Association also prioritize electric vehicles to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This is yet another crucial factor driving this sector's expansion of market revenue.

The Asia Pacific Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Holds A Significant Revenue Share In The Region

The Asia Pacific lithium-ion battery recycling market is expected to register the largest market share in revenue in the near future. The two main factors propelling market revenue growth in this area are the high adoption of photovoltaic systems in homes and commercial buildings and the growing demand for electric vehicles. In several of the nations in this area, the automobile industry is a significant consumer of lithium-ion batteries, which helps drive market revenue growth. In addition, North America is projected to grow at a rapid rate in the global lithium-ion battery recycling market due to the growing popularity of EVs. In essence, the region's developing economies' growing consumer understanding of EVs' environmental advantages is expected to spur industry growth. Manufacturers focus on recycling spent batteries to meet autos' demand for Li-ion batteries.

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Report Scope:

Report Attribute

Specifications

Market size value in 2023

USD 6.9 Bn

Revenue forecast in 2031

USD 26.7 Bn

Growth rate CAGR

CAGR of 18.65% from 2024 to 2031

Quantitative units

Representation of revenue in US$ Million, Volume (Unit), and CAGR from 2024 to 2031

Historic Year

2019 to 2023

Forecast Year

2024-2031

Report coverage

The forecast of revenue, the position of the company, the competitive market statistics, growth prospects, and trends

Segments covered

Battery Chemistry, Source, Recycling Process And End-Use

Regional scope

North America; Europe; Asia Pacific; Latin America; Middle East & Africa

Country scope

U.S.; Canada; U.K.; Germany; China; India; Japan; Brazil; Mexico; The UK; France; Italy; Spain; China; Japan; India; South Korea; Southeast Asia; South Korea; Southeast Asia

Competitive Landscape

Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd., American Battery Technology Company, Accurec Recycling GmbH, Akkuser Oy, Duesenfeld GmbH, Li-Cycle Corp., Fortum Corporation, Retriev Technologies, Inc., Lithion Recycling, Inc., and Umicore

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Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope
1.1. Research Methodology
1.2. Research Scope & Assumptions

Chapter 2. Executive Summary

Chapter 3. Global Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Snapshot

Chapter 4. Global Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Variables, Trends & Scope
4.1. Market Segmentation & Scope
4.2. Drivers
4.3. Challenges
4.4. Trends
4.5. Investment and Funding Analysis
4.6. Industry Analysis – Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
4.7. Competitive Landscape & Market Share Analysis
4.8. Impact of Covid-19 Analysis

Chapter 5. Market Segmentation 1: by Battery Component Estimates & Trend Analysis
5.1. by Battery Component & Market Share, 2019 & 2031
5.2. Market Size (Value (US$ Mn) & Volume (Unit)) & Forecasts and Trend Analyses, 2023 to 2031 for the following by Battery Component:

5.2.1. Active Material
5.2.2. Non-active Material

Chapter 6. Market Segmentation 2: by Battery Chemistry Estimates & Trend Analysis
6.1. by Battery Chemistry & Market Share, 2019 & 2031
6.2. Market Size (Value (US$ Mn) & Volume (Unit)) & Forecasts and Trend Analyses, 2023 to 2031 for the following by Battery Chemistry:

6.2.1. Lithium-nickel Manganese Cobalt (Li-NMC)
6.2.2. Lithium-iron Phosphate (LFP)
6.2.3. Lithium-manganese Oxide (LMO)
6.2.4. Lithium-titanate Oxide (LTO)
6.2.5. Lithium-nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide (NCA)

Chapter 7. Market Segmentation 3: by Recycling Process Estimates & Trend Analysis
7.1. by Recycling Process & Market Share, 2019 & 2031
7.2. Market Size (Value (US$ Mn) & Volume (Unit)) & Forecasts and Trend Analyses, 2023 to 2031 for the following by Recycling Process:

7.2.1. Hydrometallurgical Process
7.2.2. Pyrometallurgy Process
7.2.3. Physical/ Mechanical Process

Chapter 8. Market Segmentation 4: by End Use Estimates & Trend Analysis
8.1. by End Use & Market Share, 2019 & 2031
8.2. Market Size (Value (US$ Mn) & Volume (Unit)) & Forecasts and Trend Analyses, 2023 to 2031 for the following by End Use:

8.2.1. Automotive
8.2.2. Non-automotive

8.2.2.1. Industrial
8.2.2.2. Power
8.2.2.3. Marine
8.2.2.4. Others

Chapter 9. Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Segmentation 5: Regional Estimates & Trend Analysis

9.1. North America

9.1.1. North America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Component, 2024-2031
9.1.2. North America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Chemistry, 2024-2031
9.1.3. North America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Recycling Process, 2024-2031
9.1.4. North America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by End Use, 2024-2031
9.1.5. North America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by country, 2024-2031

9.2. Europe

9.2.1. Europe Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Component, 2024-2031
9.2.2. Europe Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Chemistry, 2024-2031
9.2.3. Europe Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Recycling Process, 2024-2031
9.2.4. Europe Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by End Use, 2024-2031
9.2.5. Europe Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by country, 2024-2031

9.3. Asia Pacific

9.3.1. Asia Pacific Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Component, 2024-2031
9.3.2. Asia Pacific Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Chemistry, 2024-2031
9.3.3. Asia-Pacific Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Recycling Process, 2024-2031
9.3.4. Asia-Pacific Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by End Use, 2024-2031
9.3.5. Asia Pacific Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by country, 2024-2031

9.4. Latin America

9.4.1. Latin America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Component, 2024-2031
9.4.2. Latin America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Chemistry, 2024-2031
9.4.3. Latin America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Recycling Process, 2024-2031
9.4.4. Latin America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by End Use, 2024-2031
9.4.5. Latin America Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by country, 2024-2031

9.5. Middle East & Africa

9.5.1. Middle East & Africa Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Component, 2024-2031
9.5.2. Middle East & Africa Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Battery Chemistry, 2024-2031
9.5.3. Middle East & Africa Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by Recycling Process, 2024-2031
9.5.4. Middle East & Africa Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by End Use, 2024-2031
9.5.5. Middle East & Africa Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market Revenue (US$ Million) & Volume (Unit) Estimates and Forecasts by country, 2024-2031

Chapter 10. Competitive Landscape

10.1. Major Mergers and Acquisitions/Strategic Alliances

10.2. Company Profiles


10.2.1. Accurec Recycling Gmbh
10.2.2. Akkuser Oy
10.2.3. American Battery Technology Company
10.2.4. American Manganese Inc.
10.2.5. American Zinc Recycling
10.2.6. Batrec Industrie Ag
10.2.7. Battery Recycling Made Easy (Brme)
10.2.8. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
10.2.9. Duesenfeld Gmbh
10.2.10. Ecobat
10.2.11. Envirostream Australia Pty Ltd
10.2.12. Euro Dieuze Industrie (E.D.I.)
10.2.13. Fortum Corporation
10.2.14. Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd
10.2.15. Gem Co., Ltd
10.2.16. Glencore International Ag
10.2.17. Li-Cycle Corp
10.2.18. Lithion Recycling Inc.
10.2.19. Metal Conversion Technologies (Mct)
10.2.20. Neometals Ltd
10.2.21. Onto Technology Llc
10.2.22. Raw Materials Company (Rmc)
10.2.23. Redwood Materials, Inc.
10.2.24. Retriev Technologies Inc
10.2.25. Sitrasa
10.2.26. Smc Recycling
10.2.27. Tata Chemicals Limited
10.2.28. Tes
10.2.29. Umicore
10.2.30. Urecycle Group Oy
10.2.31. Other Prominent Players

Segmentation of Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market-

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market By Battery Chemistry

  • Lithium-Iron Phosphate
  • Lithium-Manganese Oxide
  • Lithium-Nickel-Cobalt-Aluminum Oxide
  • Lithium-Nickel-Manganese Cobalt
  • Lithium-Titanate Oxide

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Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market By Source

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Electronics
  • Power Tools
  • Others

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market By Recycling Process

  • Hydrometallurgical Process
  • Physical/Mechanical Process
  • Pyrometallurgy Process

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market By EndUse

  • Automotive
  • Non-Automotive
    • Industrial
    • Consumer Electronics

By Region-

North America-

  • The US
  • Canada
  • Mexico

Europe-

  • Germany
  • The UK
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe

Asia-Pacific-

  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • South East Asia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific

Latin America-

  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Rest of Latin America

 Middle East & Africa-

  • GCC Countries
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East and Africa

InsightAce Analytic follows a standard and comprehensive market research methodology focused on offering the most accurate and precise market insights. The methods followed for all our market research studies include three significant steps – primary research, secondary research, and data modeling and analysis - to derive the current market size and forecast it over the forecast period. In this study, these three steps were used iteratively to generate valid data points (minimum deviation), which were cross-validated through multiple approaches mentioned below in the data modeling section.

Through secondary research methods, information on the market under study, its peer, and the parent market was collected. This information was then entered into data models. The resulted data points and insights were then validated by primary participants.

Based on additional insights from these primary participants, more directional efforts were put into doing secondary research and optimize data models. This process was repeated till all data models used in the study produced similar results (with minimum deviation). This way, this iterative process was able to generate the most accurate market numbers and qualitative insights.

Secondary research

The secondary research sources that are typically mentioned to include, but are not limited to:

  • Company websites, financial reports, annual reports, investor presentations, broker reports, and SEC filings.
  • External and internal proprietary databases, regulatory databases, and relevant patent analysis
  • Statistical databases, National government documents, and market reports
  • Press releases, news articles, and webcasts specific to the companies operating in the market

The paid sources for secondary research like Factiva, OneSource, Hoovers, and Statista

Primary Research:

Primary research involves telephonic interviews, e-mail interactions, as well as face-to-face interviews for each market, category, segment, and subsegment across geographies

The contributors who typically take part in such a course include, but are not limited to: 

  • Industry participants: CEOs, CBO, CMO, VPs, marketing/ type managers, corporate strategy managers, and national sales managers, technical personnel, purchasing managers, resellers, and distributors.
  • Outside experts: Valuation experts, Investment bankers, research analysts specializing in specific markets
  • Key opinion leaders (KOLs) specializing in unique areas corresponding to various industry verticals
  • End-users: Vary mainly depending upon the market

Data Modeling and Analysis:

In the iterative process (mentioned above), data models received inputs from primary as well as secondary sources. But analysts working on these models were the key. They used their extensive knowledge and experience about industry and topic to make changes and fine-tuning these models as per the product/service under study.

The standard data models used while studying this market were the top-down and bottom-up approaches and the company shares analysis model. However, other methods were also used along with these – which were specific to the industry and product/service under study.

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Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market expected to grow at a 18.65% CAGR during the forecast period for 2024-2031

Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd., American Battery Technology Company, Accurec Recycling GmbH, Akkuser Oy, Duesenfeld GmbH, Li-Cycle Corp., Fortum Corporatio

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