Price Barriers: The Pain of the Industry! How Can the Scrap Battery and Secondary Lead Industries Break Through?

Published: May 13, 2025 11:11

The scrap battery recycling industry has long faced two major price pain points:

High Recycling Costs: The traditional process is cumbersome, leading to high recycling costs and severely compressing the profit margins of enterprises.

Chaotic Pricing Mechanism: Informal channels disrupt the market through low-price competition, making it difficult for legitimate businesses to stand in price wars.

How to Eliminate Price Barriers?

How Can the Scrap Battery and Secondary Lead Industries Break Through?

[This Time, We Will Make a Concession on Price!]

GBRC 2025 SMM Battery Recycling and Circular Industry Conference, will be held on August 14-15, 2025, in Ningbo, Zhejiang.

Super Early Bird Price: Register before May 30th and enjoy a super early bird discount, saving 800 yuan!

[At Previous Battery Recycling Conferences, These Companies Were All Present (Only Some Listed)!]

(Among the previous attendees, 35% were Chairmen and General Managers; 39% were Sales and Procurement Executives)

▲Lead Battery Recycling Companies:

Zhejiang Tianeng Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Chilwee Bafang Recycling Industry Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Xinyun Guixi Metal Recycling Co., Ltd.

Anhui Hongyu Qian Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

Jiangmen Leen Renewable Resources Co., Ltd.

Nantong Lishi Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

Chengdu Xupai Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

Suzhou Blue Port Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

Sichuan Rongsheng Changhong Renewable Resources Recycling Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Jieyu Renewable Resources Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Kuaidian New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

▲Secondary Lead Smelters:

Taihe County Dahua Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

Anhui Lukong Environmental Protection Co., Ltd.

Camel Group (Anhui) Renewable Resources Co., Ltd.

Anhui Tianshuo Metal Materials Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu New Chunxing Resource Recycling Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Tianeng Resource Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.

Henan Yuguang Gold Lead Co., Ltd.

Jiyuan Hongda Resource Comprehensive Utilization Co., Ltd.

Jiyuan Juxin Resource Comprehensive Utilization Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Haibao New Energy Co., Ltd.

▲Power Battery Recycling Companies:

GEM Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Guanghua Sci-Tech Co., Ltd.

Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd.

Jiangxi Miracle Golden Tiger Cobalt Co., Ltd.

Ganzhou Hao Peng Technology Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang New Era Zhongneng Technology Co., Ltd.

CNGR Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.

Anhui Xunying Power Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

Ganzhou Tengyuan Cobalt Co., Ltd.

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.

Lv Xun New Energy Technology (Foshan) Co., Ltd.

▲Battery Companies:

Tianeng Battery Group Co., Ltd.

Chilwee Group

Leoch International Technology Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou Great Power Energy & Technology Co., Ltd.

Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd.

REPT Battero Energy Co., Ltd.

Phylion Battery Co., Ltd.

SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

Zhuhai CosMX Battery Co., Ltd.

Desay Battery Technology Co., Ltd.

EVE Energy Co., Ltd.

Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd.

Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited

BYD Company Limited

Shenzhen Highpower Technology Co., Ltd.

SEVB

Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Haibao New Energy Co., Ltd.

Xupai Power Supply Co., Ltd.

Jingjiu Power Technology Co., Ltd.

Fengfan Co., Ltd.

Jujiang Power Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Camel Group Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Just Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd.

[Detailed Conference Agenda]

[Supply and Demand & Closed-Door Meetings | August 14]

08:00-10:00

Registration


10:00-12:00

Closed-Door Discussion on Secondary Lead, Closed-Door Seminar on Power Battery Recycling


10:00-12:00

Supply and Demand Exchange for the Battery Recycling Industry (Endless Business Opportunities)


12:00-13:30

Buffet Lunch

[Main Forum | August 14]

13:30-13:50

Opening Remarks of the Conference


13:50-14:20

Current Situation and Future Development Trends of the Battery Recycling Market

Guest Speaker: Li Shilong, Chairman, China Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance for Resources Recycling Industry (CIAR)


14:20-14:50

Competition and Cooperation Between Lead-Acid Batteries and Lithium Batteries Under the "Dual Carbon" Goals

Invited Company: Leoch International Technology Co., Ltd.


14:50-15:20

Market Prospects Analysis of the Dual Drive of "Old-for-New" Policy on Battery Consumption and Recycling
Invited Company: Zhejiang Tianeng Resource Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.


15:20-15:50

Comparison of China's "Whitelist" System and Germany's Dual-Track System (GRS and PRO Systems) on Recycling Efficiency

Invited Guest: Wang Qi, Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences


15:50-16:20

The "Technological Watershed" in Lithium Battery Recycling: Commercial Competition Between Pyrometallurgy and Hydrometallurgy

Invited Company: Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.


16:20-16:50

Roundtable: Lead-Acid vs. Lithium: Full Life Cycle Tracking

1.Current Status of Lead-Acid and Lithium Battery Recycling Market

2.Impact of Trade-In Policy on the Battery Recycling Market

Proposed Companies to Invite:

Zhejiang Chilwee Bafang Recycling Industry Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Tianneng Resource Recycling Technology Co., Ltd., Jiangsu New Chunxing Resource Recycling Co., Ltd., Anhui Lukong Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., Tianqi Lithium Corporation, GEM Co., Ltd., Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd., Lvxun New Energy Industry (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.


16:50-17:20

Interpretation of the Impact of Increased China-US Tariffs on the Battery Import and Export Market

Proposed Company to Invite: China Industrial Association of Power Sources

[Secondary Lead Forum|August 15, Morning]09:00-09:25

Policies, Regulations, and Reverse Invoicing: A Policy Framework for Promoting the Development of the Circular Economy

Proposed Guest Speaker: He Yi, Hazardous Waste Department, Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment

09:25-09:50


Breakthrough Strategies for Enterprises Amidst Overcapacity in the Secondary Lead Industry

Proposed Company to Invite: China Nonferrous Metals Recycling Industry Association

09:50-10:15


Extraction Technologies for By-Products from Comprehensive Polymetallic Recycling and Smelting: Antimony, Bismuth, Tin, etc.

Proposed Company to Invite: Central South University

10:15-10:35


Analysis of the Supply-Demand Pattern of Lead-Containing Scrap in the Next 3-5 Years

Guest Speaker: Wang Meili, SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.

10:35-11:00


Interpretation of Policies and Market for Secondary Lead Going Global

Proposed Guest Speaker: Chen Wenkai, President, Malaysia Non-Ferrous Metals General Chamber of Commerce

11:00-11:25


Current Status of the Waste Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Market: A Case Study of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan Regions

Proposed Guest Speaker: Dong Chenglin, Chengdu Xinjuxin Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

11:25-11:50


2025-2026

Fundamentals and Price Analysis of Lead Ingot ConsumptionGuest Speaker: Xia Wenming, Senior Analyst, Lead and Zinc Industry Research Group, SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.

12:00-13:30


Buffet Lunch

[

Power Battery Recycling Forum|August 15, Morning]09:00-09:25Global Analysis of the Power Battery Recycling and Reuse Market

Proposed Company to Invite: Hydrometallurgy Branch, China National Resources Recycling Association

09:25-09:50

New Approaches to Building the Lithium Battery Recycling System from the "Guidelines for the Construction of a Recycling System for Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Bicycles"


Proposed Guest Speaker: Zan Xiangming, Secretary General, Anhui Province New Energy Vehicle Power Battery Recycling Industry Alliance

09:50-10:15

Demand Analysis and Market Entry Strategies for Lithium Battery Recycling in Overseas Emerging Markets


Proposed Guest Speaker: Zhou Jiang, Vice President, International Business Department, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited

10:15-10:35

Technological Breakthroughs and Applications of Targeted Leaching Strategies Based on Primary Cell Effects in Lithium Battery Recycling


Proposed Guest Speaker: Li Jinhui, Professor, Tsinghua University

10:35-11:00

Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Intelligent Sorting and Process Optimization for Lithium Battery Recycling


Proposed Guest Speaker: Dou Dejing, Professor, Fudan University

11:00-11:25

Industry Dynamics and Trends Following the Implementation of Black Mass Import Policies


Guest Speaker: Lin Ziya, Lithium Battery Recycling Industry Analyst, SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.

11:25-11:50

Roundtable: The New Ecosystem of Lithium Battery Recycling:


How Can Automakers, Battery Manufacturers, and Recycling Enterprises Break Through in the Billion-Dollar Market?

Proposed Invited Enterprises: BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd., Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, Tianqi Lithium Corporation, Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd., Hefei Gotion High-tech Power Energy Co., Ltd.


12:00-13:30

Buffet Lunch


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