Closing the Mineral Loop: Recycling for Long-Term Material Resilience
24 Jun 2025
Main Stage
Recycling
Processing & Refining
Innovation
ESG
Investment & Finance
Closed-loop recycling represents a transformative opportunity for the EV battery supply chain, but what does achieving it entail in practice? This session dives deep into the practical, financial, and technological hurdles in realizing closed-loop systems for critical battery materials.
- What defines a truly closed-loop recycling system for materials like pCAM, CAM, copper, nickel, lithium, and graphite?
- Are we technologically and operationally prepared to close the loop?
- Practical strategies for meeting IRA requirements through battery recycling
- Are we going to have enough scrap/end-of-life batteries? What Are We Missing?
- From feedstock scarcity and recycling complexities to missing links in processing chains like metal sulphates, what solutions are required to bridge the gaps?
- Is closed-loop recycling financially sustainable for all stakeholders?
- How can industry partnerships de-risk the process while ensuring mutual benefit?