Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market Size, Growth Forecast 2027

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Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market Forecast to 2027 - COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Technology (Lithium-Nickel Manganese Cobalt, Lithium-Iron Phosphate, Lithium-Manganese Oxide, Lithium-Titanate Oxide, and Lithium-Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide) and Application (Automotive, Mining, Consumer Electronics, Industrial, and Power)

Publication Month: Jan 2021 | Report Code: TIPRE00009267 | No. of Pages: 143 | Category: Electronics and Semiconductor | Status: Published

The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market was valued at US$ 403.8 million in 2019 and it is anticipated to reach US$ 1,392.8 million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19.6% during 2020–2027.

The COVID-19 outbreak hindered the growth of the global market in 2020, and thus, there is a decline in the y-o-y growth. However, the growth is expected to normalize from 2021 onward and the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market is projected to grow at a steady pace.

Lithium-ion batteries are found in large proportion. They are becoming crucial among industries, including automotive, mining, and consumer electronics. Smartphones, cordless power tools, laptops, tablets, grid-energy storage, and electric vehicles are the prominent applications where lithium-ion batteries are used at a massive rate. Companies, such as Tesla and Envirostream, are taking necessary steps to promote lithium-ion batteries. For instance, in November 2020, Lithium Australia’s subsidiary – Envirostream, has signed an agreement to supply SungEel HiTech, a South Korean firm, with metals to manufacture recycled batteries. Envirostream would provide energy metals—such as nickel, lithium, and cobalt—extracted from recycled lithium-ion batteries out of Australia to SungEel HiTech, who would later use these minerals to deliver environmentally sustainable technology projects. Similarly, Tesla to boasts largest lithium-ion battery at the Hornsdale site in South Australia. This project would contribute in improving the energy sector.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market

Several countries worldwide have declared a state of emergency as COVID-19 continues to spread. Besides the urgent “cities closure” in European, American, and Asian countries, key manufacturing industries in India, Malaysia, Philippines, and other Southeast Asian nations have announced closures in succession, which is expected to bring challenges to the supply side of several industries such as automotive, marine, industrial, and electric and electronics, among others. The long-term impact of COVID-19 is still unknown. However, the shutdown of the critical material supply chain has affected the battery manufacturing industry. The declining price of oil has attracted several consumers to buy gasoline-powered automobiles. Also, fluctuating shifts, tariffs, economic and environmental policies, and prolonged trade conflicts among the US and China had disrupted raw material supply chains and shifted some manufacturing and recycling facilities to Europe and Japan. Yet, the electric energy storage demand stays high for personal electronics and cars, as well as renewable energy efforts rely on available battery banks in their primary aim to decarbonize the energy supply, distribute it, and make it cheaper. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic is anticipated to have a short-term negative impact on the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market.

Lucrative Regions for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Providers

Lucrative Regions for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Providers

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Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market Insights

Improper Disposal of Lithium-Ion Battery

The use of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries has become dominant in several applications, including consumer electronic products, electric vehicles, military, and industrial applications owing to advantages related to energy density and product durability. However, high rate of consumer product disposal, small battery size, and absence of uniform disposal regulatory policy are significantly resulting in environmental pollution due to potentially toxic materials in these batteries. As per the Environmental Protection Agency, over three billion batteries are thrown each year in the US alone. Most of the lithium-ion batteries are disposed as landfills. Lithium is not a heavy toxic metal; thus, the pressure on the disposal of these batteries is not too intense. However, in some instances, copper, cobalt, and nickel occur in substantial quantities. Also, in case of disposal of these batteries in large quantities in a limited area, many trace elements can possibly reach toxic levels. Unprofessional disposal of lithium-ion batteries can result in affecting the environment. With the rising concerns for environment pollution, government and battery manufacturers are now more focused on considering the recycling of these batteries. This, in turn, is bolstering the growth of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market.

Technology-Based Market Insights

Based on technology, the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market is segmented into lithium-nickel manganese cobalt, lithium-iron phosphate, lithium-manganese oxide, lithium titanate oxide, and lithium-nickel cobalt aluminum oxide. The lithium-nickel manganese cobalt segment led the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market with a decent market share in 2019.

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market, by Technology (%) – 2019 and 2027

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market, by Technology (%) – 2019 and 2027

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Application-Based Market Insights

Based on application, the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market is segmented into automotive, mining, industrial, power, and consumer electronics. The consumer electronics segment led the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market with a decent market share in 2019. The demand for consumer electronic devices, such as tablets, smartphones, digital cameras, laptops, and home devices, is increasing; and the most challenging issue faced these devices includes upgrading, enhancing, and improving existing lithium-ion batteries. The inclination toward using smart electronic devices is experiencing a snowball effect owing to growing middle-class population and their changing lifestyle. Also, the government bodies are putting efforts on digitization and encouraging use of different electronic devices among individuals. With rising demand for battery power for different wireless devices, the focus toward developing portable battery power for power tools, tablets, laptops, and smart phones is increasing. In addition, with booming sales of tablet PCs and smartphones, the adoption of batteries, such as lithium-ion, is expanding. This aspect would assist in influencing the market growth.

Strategic Insights

Report Coverage - Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market
Report CoverageDetails
Market Size Value inUS$ 403.8 Million in 2019
Market Size Value byUS$ 1,392.8 Million by 2027
Growth rateCAGR of 19.6% from 2020-2027
Forecast Period2020-2027
Base Year2020
No. of Pages143
No. of Tables56
No. of Charts & Figures75
Historical data availableYes
Segments coveredLithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market Forecast to 2027 - COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis Byy Technology and Application
Regional scopeNorth America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America
Country scopeUS, Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina
Report coverageRevenue forecast, company ranking, competitive landscape, growth factors, and trends
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The players operating in the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market focus on strategies, such as mergers, acquisitions, product development, and market initiatives, to maintain their positions in the market. A few developments by key players are listed below:

In 2020, American Manganese Inc. announced that the company’s contract research lab, Kemetco Research, has deployed and prepared the recently received focused equipment for continued optimization on the company’s Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling pilot plant project.

In 2020, Fortum introduced a new patented technology to recover lithium from rechargeable batteries. Fortum, chemical giant BASF and mining group nickel established a battery-recycling network to serve the electric vehicle market.

The global Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling market has been segmented as follows:

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market – by Technology

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

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market – by Application

  • Automotive
  • Mining
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Industrial
  • Power


Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Market – by Geography

  • North America

    • US
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Europe

    • France
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • UK
    • Russia
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia Pacific (APAC)

    • China
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Rest of APAC
  • Middle East & Africa (MEA)

    • South Africa
    • Saudi Arabia
    • UAE
    • Rest of MEA
  • South America (SAM)

    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Rest of SAM

Company Profiles

  • Ecobat Technologies
  • AMERICAN MANGANESE INC.
  • Fortum
  • GEM CO., LTD
  • INTERNATIONAL METALS RECLAMATION COMPANY, LLC
  • Li-Cycle Corp
  • Neometals Ltd
  • RETRIEV TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  • RECUPYL
  • TES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

Frequently Asked Questions

The use of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries has become dominant in several applications, including consumer electronic products, electric vehicles, military, and industrial applications attributed to advantages related to energy density and product durability. However, the high rate of consumer product disposal, their small battery size in these products, and the absence of uniform disposal regulatory policy are significantly resulting in environmental pollution due to potentially toxic materials in these batteries. As per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), over three billion batteries are thrown each year in the US alone. Most of the lithium-ion batteries are disposed as landfills. Lithium is not a heavy toxic metal; thus, the pressure on the disposal of these batteries is not too intense. However, in some instances, copper, cobalt, and nickel metals occur in substantial quantities. Also, many trace element metals capable of reaching toxic levels in case of large quantities disposal of these batteries in a limited area are possible. Thereby, unprofessional disposal of lithium-ion batteries can result in impacting the environment. With the rising concern for environment pollution, government and battery manufacturers are now more focused on considering the recycling of these batteries. Thereby, bolstering the growth of lithium-ion battery recycling market.
Consumer electronics segment led the market in 2019 with highest share and is expected to continue its dominance during the forecast period. The demand for consumer electronic devices such as tablets, smartphones, digital cameras, laptops, and home devices is increasing; and the most challenging issue faced by aforesaid consumer electronics includes upgrading, enhancing, and improving existing Lithium-ion batteries. The inclination with respect to using smart electronic devices is experiencing a snowball effect owing to growing middle-class population and their changing lifestyle. Also, the government bodies are putting efforts on digitization and encouraging use of different electronic devices among individuals. With rising demand of battery power for different wireless devices, the focus towards developing portable battery power for power tools, tablets, laptops, and smart phones is increasing. In addition, with booming sales of tablet PCs and smartphones, the adoption of batteries such as lithium-ion is expanding. This aspect will assist in influencing the market growth.
With the rising growth of the EVs industry, the adoption of lithium-ion batteries is growing exponentially. It is estimated that ~500,000 metric tons of used lithium-ion batteries will be generated by 2020 in China alone. The number is further expected to increase by 2 million worldwide by 2030. The rising use of lithium-ion batteries in EVs creates an opportunity for its recycling. A huge number of these batteries contain significant valuable metals as well as other materials, which can be processed and reused. However, in the current scenario, a very insignificant amount of these batteries is recycled. For instance, as per the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia, ~2%-3% of these batteries are sent for recycling. Also, the recycling rates in the US and the European Union are below 5%.
Hitherto, the majority of the effort to enhance lithium-ion battery recycling was carried out by a limited number of academic groups, usually functioning independently. However, the scenario has started to change with a number of research institutions, governments, and EV manufacturers focusing on the recycling of these batteries. Several start-ups are now commercializing innovative battery recycling technologies. Also, several EV battery manufacturers and recycling companies have started collaborating to handle the forthcoming issue.

The List of Companies - Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Marke

  1. American Manganese Inc.
  2. Ecobat Technologies Ltd.
  3. Fortum
  4. Gem Co., Ltd
  5. International Metals Reclamation Company, LLC
  6. Li-Cycle Corp.
  7. Neometals Ltd
  8. Retriev Technologies Inc.
  9. Recupyl
  10. TES (Singapore) PTE Ltd.
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