Dublin, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Battery Recycling & Second-Life Battery Market Report 2025-2035" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Market value the will surpass US$3.59 billion in 2025 with strong revenue growth through to 2035
This report will prove invaluable to leading firms striving for new revenue pockets if they wish to better understand the industry and its underlying dynamics. It will be useful for companies that would like to expand into different industries or to expand their existing operations in a new region.
Regulatory Pull from the EU Battery Regulation and Digital Passports
Europe has turned recycling from a 'good to have' into a legal obligation with explicit efficiency and material-recovery targets, producer responsibility, and phase-ins for removability. The EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation 2023/1542) sets recycling-efficiency thresholds for lithium-based batteries and makes collection, treatment, and recovery performance auditable across member states, with additional targets ratcheting up toward 2030 and beyond. This creates predictable compliance demand for recyclers and pushes OEMs to lock in long-term take-back and processing capacity rather than buying spot, which in turn underwrites expansion decisions at hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical plants in the region.
The regulation also introduces the digital battery passport, with QR-code access to carbon footprint and recycled-content data and broad interoperability efforts via Catena-X and allied initiatives. Pilots are already live-Volvo's EX90 battery passport went public in 2024-and industry guidance confirms the 2027 window when passports become mandatory for EV and industrial batteries in the EU. The effect is to formalize data flows that make end-of-life routing, eligibility for recycled-content thresholds, and second-life provenance traceable and financeable, collapsing transaction friction for both recyclers and second-life integrators.
Economic Sensitivity To Commodity Cycles And Project Execution Risk
Recycling cash flows remain exposed to swings in lithium and nickel prices and to the spread between virgin and recycled materials. When virgin prices fall, black-mass realizations and recovered-metal premia compress, testing merchant recyclers without captive offtake. Several North American developers have also faced execution headwinds: Li-Cycle paused its Rochester Hub build in late-2023 due to escalating costs and spent 2024-2025 restructuring and seeking full financing, underlining that hydromet hubs are complex, capital-intensive, and schedule-sensitive.
Even diversified materials groups have re-sequenced investments when returns lag. Umicore publicly postponed large recycling and materials projects in 2024 as part of a portfolio review, planning to serve certain customers from existing Asian capacity while market demand and policy timelines crystallize. These shifts do not derail the circular thesis, but they remind investors that timing and integration matter-and that brownfield expansions tied to secured feedstock and nearby precursor capacity tend to out-execute greenfield megaprojects.
What would be the Impact of US Trade Tariffs on the Global Battery Recycling & Second-Life Battery Market?
The introduction of U.S. tariffs under recent trade policies has significantly reshaped the global dynamics of the battery recycling and second-life battery market. These tariffs, targeting imports of electric vehicles (EVs), lithium-ion batteries, and critical raw materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt-primarily from China-have created both challenges and opportunities across the global value chain. On one hand, the tariffs increase production costs for U.S.-based manufacturers reliant on imported components, potentially slowing domestic recycling infrastructure expansion.
On the other hand, they have spurred investments in localized recycling and material recovery plants as the United States seeks to reduce dependency on foreign supply chains. Countries like South Korea, Japan, and members of the European Union are also adjusting their export and manufacturing strategies in response, diversifying trade partnerships and accelerating domestic processing capabilities. Overall, the tariffs act as a catalyst for regionalization and technological innovation in recycling processes but introduce short-term disruptions in material flow and profitability across global markets.
Key Questions Answered
- How is the battery recycling & second-life battery market evolving?
- What is driving and restraining the battery recycling & second-life battery market?
- How will each battery recycling & second-life battery submarket segment grow over the forecast period and how much revenue will these submarkets account for in 2035?
- How will the market shares for each battery recycling & second-life battery submarket develop from 2025 to 2035?
- What will be the main driver for the overall market from 2025 to 2035?
- Will leading battery recycling & second-life battery markets broadly follow the macroeconomic dynamics, or will individual national markets outperform others?
- How will the market shares of the national markets change by 2035 and which geographical region will lead the market in 2035?
- Who are the leading players and what are their prospects over the forecast period?
- What are the battery recycling & second-life battery projects for these leading companies?
- How will the industry evolve during the period between 2025 and 2035? What are the implications of battery recycling & second-life battery projects taking place now and over the next 10 years?
- Is there a greater need for product commercialisation to further scale the battery recycling & second-life battery market?
- Where is the battery recycling & second-life battery market heading and how can you ensure you are at the forefront of the market?
- What are the best investment options for new product and service lines?
- What are the key prospects for moving companies into a new growth path and C-suite?
You need to discover how this will impact the battery recycling & second-life battery market today, and over the next 10 years:
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- It contains in-depth analysis of global, regional and national sales and growth.
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Forecasts to 2035 and other analyses reveal commercial prospects
- In addition to revenue forecasting to 2035, the new study provides you with recent results, growth rates, and market shares.
- You will find original analyses, with business outlooks and developments.
- Discover qualitative analyses (including market dynamics, drivers, opportunities, restraints and challenges), cost structure, impact of rising battery recycling & second-life battery prices and recent developments.
Segments Covered in the Report
By Collection Channel
- Automotive OEM Networks
- Third-Party Collection Specialists
By Business Model
- OEM-led Closed-Loop Programs
- Recyclers & Secondary Material Suppliers
- Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS)
By Application
- Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
- Grid Balancing & Peak Shaving
- Backup Power Systems
- Other Applications
By Battery Chemistry
- Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) Batteries
- Lead-Acid Batteries
- Solid-State Batteries
- Other Batteries Chemistries
By Process Technology
- Pyrometallurgical Recycling (Smelting)
- Hydrometallurgical Recycling (Leaching)
- Direct Recycling / Cathode-to-Cathode
- Hybrid Recycling Processes
- Mechanical / Physical Processing
- Other Process Technologies
In addition to the revenue predictions for the overall world market and segments, you will also find revenue forecasts for five regional and 25 leading national markets:
North America
- U.S.
- Canada
Europe
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Belgium
- Italy
- Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
- Japan
- China
- India
- Australia
- South Korea
- South East Asia
- Rest of Asia Pacific
Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Rest of Latin America
MEA
- GCC
- South Africa
- Rest of MEA
The report also includes profiles for some of the leading companies in the Battery Recycling & Second-Life Battery Market, with a focus on this segment of these companies' operations.
Leading companies profiled in the report
- Accurec Recycling Gmbh
- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC)
- Cirba Solutions
- Ecobat
- Fortum
- Gem Co., Ltd.
- Glencore
- Lithion Technologies
- Neometals Ltd.
- Nupur Recyclers Limited.
- Recyclico Battery Materials Inc.
- Redwood Materials
- Rio Tinto Group
- Stena Recycling
- Umicore
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