In 2020, the power lithium-ion battery will usher in a small peak of retirement, and the retired power lithium battery is about 25GWh

In 2020, the power lithium-ion battery will usher in a small peak of retirement, and the retired power lithium battery is about 25GWh. As the core of the new energy vehicle industry chain, the power lithium-ion battery industry is developing rapidly at the same time, but it also faces the difficulties of creating a circular model. Whether from the perspective of environmental protection, resource utilization or cost compression, the rise of power lithium battery recycling business is inevitable. In 2020, power lithium-ion batteries will usher in a small peak of retirement. The recycling of about 25GWh of retired power lithium batteries is an important issue that restricts the development of new energy vehicles. According to the calculation of the service life of the earliest new energy vehicle batteries of about 5 years, the power batteries of my country's first batch of new energy vehicles are already in the 'twilightAccording to data, it is estimated that by 2020, the total number of decommissioned batteries in my country is about 25GWh (about 200,000 tons), of which the cumulative use of decommissioned batteries is about 14GWh (about 140,000 tons), and the amount of direct scrap is about 60,000 tons. At present, most of the participants in the recycling of power lithium batteries are in demonstration projects or in a state of low-profit operation, and the formation of economies of scale and cost reduction are the key breakthrough points for the recycling of power lithium batteries. Given that the current scale and volume of power lithium battery recycling are still small, with the continuous improvement of industry standardization and the continuous layout of leading companies to accelerate the scale effect of industrial upgrading, the pressure on the cost side will be reduced in the process of gradual development of the industry in the future . At present, the market has not established an effective power lithium-ion battery recycling model, and the overall situation is in a disordered state and does not have a large scale. Batteries can easily flow into non-professional recycling organizations such as self-employed individuals, retailers, and auto repair shops, resulting in waste of resources and secondary environmental pollution. This increases the acquisition cost of professional recycling companies and hinders the large-scale development of the company. What's more, the recovered power lithium battery is simply solved and then flowed into the market again, which seriously endangers personal and road safety. Current status of power lithium battery recycling 1. After 2018, new energy vehicle power lithium-ion batteries will enter large-scale retirement, and it is expected that the cumulative total will exceed 200,000 tons by 2020. 2. The policy began to be concrete and stricter since 2016, focusing on three aspects: technical standards, industry management, and market guidance. 3. Car companies assume the main responsibility for the recycling of power lithium batteries, but at present, with the exception of a few pilot pioneers, most of them lack corresponding preparations. Decommissioning does not mean scrapping but the beginning of recycling. Judging from the current situation, there are two important directions for decommissioned batteries: one is cascade utilization; the other is recycling, that is, the battery is dismantled, and the raw materials and metals are refined and used again. It is generally believed in the industry that the capacity decay of power lithium battery is less than 20% to meet the needs of automobiles; the decay of 20%-40% can meet the echelon utilization; when the decay is more than 40%, regeneration is necessary. In the lithium-ion battery recycling process, the important recycling objects are metal materials such as copper, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and lithium. The upstream mineral resources of my country's power lithium battery are relatively scarce. The import dependence of lithium and nickel is above 80%, and the import dependence of cobalt is as high as 97%. Therefore, the extraction of valuable metals and other scarce resources for reuse in the recycling process of power lithium batteries will retaliate against the environment while also engendering huge economic and social values. As my country's power lithium battery industry is still in the early stage of the industry, the technology is changing rapidly and there is no certain Ru0026D, scale and financial support, it is difficult to achieve rapid development, and the entire industry is facing a major reshuffle. From the perspective of recycling, my country's power lithium battery lacks detailed standards, the responsible party is not clear, and the recycling technology has not yet broken through, which hinders the pace of power lithium battery recycling. Therefore, my country's power lithium battery recycling still has a long way to go.