【Guangdong 60,000-Ton Waste Battery Recycling Project Launched】An environmental assessment was accepted for a ￥651-million Phase II project by a Guangdong-based environmental tech company. It aims to process 60,000 tons of waste lithium batteries annually (30,000 tons from Phase I, 30,000 externally sourced), including cascade utilization and production of 15,954 tons of black mass (NMC, LFP, LCO).