The 2025 lithium battery recycling policies emphasize a dual logic of "regulation + incentives". By raising technical thresholds, strengthening full-lifecycle management, and increasing fiscal support, the policies aim to transition the industry from fragmented competition to high-quality development. Subsidies and relaxed import/export conditions are expected to alleviate long-term economic imbalances in the recycling sector.

According to SMM analysis, the core logic of the lithium battery recycling policy in 2025 is "regulation + incentives". By raising technical barriers, strengthening full life cycle management, and increasing financial support, the industry will be driven to shift from extensive competition to high-quality development. Meanwhile, by providing subsidies and liberalizing import and export conditions, the long-term inverted pricing phenomenon in the current recycling industry can be mitigated to a certain extent.

【Scrap Lithium Battery Recycling Expected to Reach 470,000 mt by 2025: How Can Industry Standards "Restore Order"?】With policy refinement, technological breakthroughs, and industry chain integration, the scrap lithium battery recycling industry is expected to gradually shift from disordered competition to scaled and specialized development after 2025, becoming a key pillar of the global circular economy. (Battery Network)

Recently, the website of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the "Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance on Strengthening and Expanding the Implementation of the Program of Large-Scale Equipment Upgrades and Consumer Goods Trade-Ins by 2025," aiming to enhance and expand the implementation of the "Two New" policy and promote the recycling and reuse of lithium resources.

On September 23, the NDRC held a special press conference to introduce the overall progress and effectiveness of large-scale equipment renewal and the trade-in policy for consumer goods.

Later this week, on June 6, Martin Hyde, Sustainability & Public Affairs Manager at Alupro, will discuss the critical role of policy in advancing a sustainable future for UK aluminium at the 2024 ALFED EnvironmentAl Sustainability Strategy Day.