In the attached joint industry position paper (here) on the Batteries Regulation, 11 industry associations covering different aspects of the battery value chain, from raw materials supply to battery manufacturing, users of batteries, and recyclers express their concern about key elements considered in ongoing debates in the European Parliament and the Council on the Batteries Regulation proposal, and provide recommendations for achieving shared goals.
Key take-aways:
The new Batteries Regulation is a new and holistic blueprint for future initiatives with several completely new measures: from recycled content to due diligence and carbon footprint. However, the battery sector is too important and strategic to just turn it into a test case. Instead, all measures should be…