Asia Pacific Battery Recycling Market

The Asia Pacific battery recycling market is projected to grow from USD 12.47 billion in 2025 to USD 20.01 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 9.9% during the forecast period. The market is witnessing strong growth, driven by the rapid expansion of electric vehicle manufacturing, large-scale deployment of consumer electronics, and increasing adoption of energy storage systems across China, India, Japan, and South Korea. Governments in the region are implementing stricter regulations and extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies to improve waste management and recover valuable materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Rising investments in recycling infrastructure, coupled with the growing need to reduce import dependency for critical battery raw materials, are further accelerating market development. Moreover, the region's push toward clean energy transition and circular economy initiatives is creating significant momentum for battery recycling over the coming years.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) (China), GEM Co., Ltd. (China), Exide Industries Ltd. (India), Glencore (Switzerland), and SK Tes (Singapore) fall under the winners' category. These are leading players in the Asia Pacific battery recycling market based on their revenue, production capacity, technological innovation, and market presence.

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Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) (China)

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) is focused on innovative energy technologies. It is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. CATL offers its services through a solution-based portfolio that includes passenger vehicles, commercial applications, energy storage systems, and battery recycling. The company engages in lithium-ion battery recycling through its subsidiary, Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology (China).

Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology, formerly Foshan Brunp Recycling Science and Technology Co., Ltd., was established in 2005. It operates the entire battery industrial chain recycling system and recovers nickel, cobalt, manganese, and lithium from spent digital batteries and auto power batteries. Its waste battery disposal capacity is around 120,000 tons per annum and generates Nickel manganese cobalt hydroxides (Ternary precursor), Nickel manganese acid lithium cobalt (Ternary material), Lithium cobalt oxide, cobalt chloride, nickel sulfate, cobaltous sulfate, and Cobaltosic oxide, with a total yield of more than 99%. Its battery recycling network covers China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Americas. CATL operates its subsidiaries in France, the US, Canada, and Japan, among other countries. It has approximately 13 manufacturing facilities in China, Hungary, and Germany, along with 5 R&D centers in China and Munich (Germany).

GEM Co., Ltd. (China)

GEM Co., Ltd. is among the leading companies operating in the new energy material and cemented carbide material industries. It recycles rare metal resources, battery packs, electronic waste, and used cars. Lithium-ion battery recycling services are offered under its power battery recycling business. The company has established seven end-of-life vehicle recycling centers, six e-waste green processing centers, five waste power battery comprehensive utilization centers, four battery material manufacturing centers, three waste plastic recycling centers, two solid waste treatment centers, and one nickel-cobalt-tungsten resource recycling center for recycling lithium-ion batteries. These facilities aid in recovering metals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper, aluminum, and other components from used batteries. Generally, these valuable metals are reused to produce new battery materials to serve customers such as Samsung SDI, Toyota, EVE, Volkswagen, and others. With its green dismantling lines, the company handles more than 250,000 tons of waste power battery packs annually.

The company operates in Europe, the US, South Korea, and Indonesia. GEM Co., Ltd. has also established new energy materials facilities and 16 waste recycling parks in 11 provinces and municipalities of China, including Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Henan, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Fujian.

Exide Industries Ltd. (India)

Exide Industries Ltd. is a lead acid battery manufacturer and the most reliable brand in the Indian subcontinent. It is engaged in the manufacturing of a wide range of lead and electric storage batteries. The company runs through its two operating segments: automotive and industrial. Exide Industries Ltd. has a global presence with operations in nearly 50 countries. The company offers recycling services for lead acid batteries and operates three recycling plants under its wholly owned subsidiary, Chloride Metals Limited (CML) (Kolkata, India). These facilities in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and West Bengal can recycle 200 KMT per annum. The company also employs third-party smelters in other parts of India, where old lead acid batteries are procured and recycled.

Glencore (Switzerland)

Glencore is among the world's major recyclers and processors of lithium-ion batteries, end-of-life electronics, and other metal-bearing products. The company's recovered products include copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc, and other precious metals. It operates its business through two reportable segments: metals & minerals and energy products. Its battery recycling services are offered under the metals & minerals segment. The company operates the Horne smelter & CCR refinery in Quebec, the San Jose sampling plant in California, the Altonorte smelter in Chile, Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations in Ontario, the Nikkelverk refinery in Norway, and the Portovesme lead & zinc smelter in Italy. These facilities possess the ability to safely treat complex feeds such as lithium-ion & NiMH batteries, catalysts, and plating sludge. With operations in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Europe, Glencore processes small, portable batteries, as EDV batteries present a higher risk due to the range of chemistries involved. The company imposes a treatment charge for processing batteries and offers significant cobalt credit to customers who send in batteries.

SK Tes (Singapore)

TES, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK, provides synchronized electronic waste management solutions. Its services include energy storage solutions, onsite data destruction, battery recycling, IT asset disposition, and data center services. The company employs two different battery recycling processes: black mass process and chemical refinement process, to recover lithium-ion batteries. Both are hydrometallurgical-based processes offering more than 99% pure elements with a 90% recovery rate. The extracted components include lithium carbonate, cobalt hydroxide, nickel, graphite, copper, aluminum, and sodium sulfate (by-product). Its commercial battery recycling facility in Singapore has the capacity to process more than 14 tons of Lithium-ion batteries or the equivalent of 280,000 smartphones each day. The company's clients range from OEMs, CEMs, repair and servicing companies to logistics providers, electronic waste brokers, local authorities, and national environmental agencies. Its operating sites are located across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.

Market Ranking

In the Asia Pacific battery recycling market, companies are ranked based on revenue, production capacity, technological innovation, and market presence. Leading players such as Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) (China), GEM Co., Ltd. (China), Exide Industries Ltd. (India), Glencore (Switzerland), and SK Tes (Singapore) are playing a crucial role in the supply, accounting for a significant share of the total Asia Pacific battery recycling market.

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