The European Commission has announced its intention to revise the EU Batteries Directive and create a new regulatory framework for batteries, with a view to providing Europe with an effective battery value chain to achieve the ambitious EU climate change, circularity and clean transport targets.

The revision of the directive will affect production as well as end-of-life management. To be effective and avoid unintended negative consequences, it is important that all stakeholders, including producers and recyclers, contribute to the revision process.

Industry wants the new regulatory framework to consider elements such as: raw materials in emerging battery technologies; a science and risk-based approach as the basis for decision making; collection targets; second life and reuse of batteries; recycling processes and efficiencies; assessing batteries footprint; responsible sourcing; labelling requirements.