Where Batteries Get a Second Life
Where recyclers, automakers, battery manufacturers, and material suppliers converge to build the circular economy for lithium-ion batteries and recover critical materials.
Welcome to EV Battery Recycling Xchange 2026
The battery recycling industry is scaling rapidly: millions of EV batteries will reach end-of-life this decade, creating both a waste challenge and a material opportunity. Building circular supply chains—across collection, processing, and material recovery—requires collaborative action.
The EV Battery Recycling Xchange 2026 is designed to bridge the gap between policy intent and project execution. Here, we focus on recycling facility economics, hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical process optimization, feedstock aggregation strategies, and the development of closed-loop battery material supply chains.
Connect with the recyclers, OEMs, and material suppliers advancing battery circularity.
Key Topics on This Year’s Agenda
Six strategic pillars shaping the conversations that matter most to the future of battery recycling.
Collection & Logistics
Building reverse supply chains, managing hazardous transport, and optimizing collection network economics.
Hydrometallurgical Processing
Scaling leaching and precipitation processes to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese at battery-grade purity.
Direct Recycling Innovation
Preserving cathode structure through direct recycling to reduce energy consumption and maximize value recovery.
Pyrometallurgical Processing
Optimizing smelting operations for mixed battery feeds and recovering metals through high-temperature processing.
Second-Life Applications
Repurposing EV batteries for stationary storage, extending battery value before end-of-life recycling.
Regulatory & Market Development
Navigating EU Battery Regulation, recycled content mandates, and emerging market structures for recycled materials.
The Right People, In One Room
Unlike broad energy conferences, the Xchange format convenes the full Battery Recycling value chain—from recyclers and OEMs to material processors and investors.
CEOs, CTOs, VPs, and project directors from emitters, EPCs, technology licensors, and T&S operators. This is not a trade show—it is a working summit for those with FID authority.
Core Delegate Profiles
Recycling Operations
Leaders managing black mass processing, hydrometallurgical recovery, and cathode-to-cathode recycling at commercial scale.
OEM & Battery Manufacturers
Executives from automotive OEMs and cell manufacturers designing for recyclability and managing end-of-life battery logistics.
Policy & Compliance
Regulators and compliance officers shaping extended producer responsibility mandates, recycled content requirements, and cross-border battery transport rules.
Process Engineering
Engineers optimizing pre-treatment processes, metal separation techniques, electrolyte recovery, and material purity specifications.
Investment & Project Finance
Investors and financiers evaluating recycling facility economics, feedstock supply agreements, and offtake contracts for recovered materials.
R&D & Innovation
Researchers advancing direct recycling methods, lithium recovery from brine residues, and novel separation technologies for next-generation chemistries.
Your Competitive Edge in the Battery Recycling Industry
Commercial Benchmarking
Benchmark your recycling facility economics against operational plants. Assess processing costs, metal recovery rates, and revenue models driving commercial viability.
Targeted Value-Chain Networking
A 70% senior leadership ratio—spanning recyclers, OEMs, material traders, and investors—ensures direct access to decision-makers across the recycling value chain.
Regulatory Roadmapping
Hear directly from regulators shaping EU Battery Regulation recycled content targets, US IRA critical mineral requirements, and extended producer responsibility mandates.
Technology Validation
Evaluate performance data from operational recycling plants, compare hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processes, and assess material purity benchmarks.
Cross-Sector Partnerships
Advance feedstock supply agreements, recycled material offtake contracts, and OEM take-back program coordination needed to secure reliable recycling volumes.
Global Brand Visibility
Position your organization as a recognized leader in the battery recycling industry alongside OEMs, recyclers, and material processors.
Actionable Intelligence, Not Just Insights
Five concrete outcomes that will shape your strategy from the moment you leave the event.
How EU Battery Regulation recycled content mandates, IRA critical mineral incentives, and EPR frameworks are reshaping the investment case for battery recycling infrastructure.
Feedstock aggregation strategies—including collection logistics, battery grading, and pre-processing networks—aligned with scaling recycling capacity.
Which recycling pathways—hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, direct recycling—offer the best recovery rates and unit economics for different battery chemistries.
Regional market intelligence from operational recycling facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Financing structures—including project finance, strategic partnerships, and government grants—being deployed to fund recycling facility construction and expansion.
At the Forefront of the Battery Recycling Industry
Join the recyclers, OEMs, and investors advancing commercial-scale battery recycling, material recovery, and circular economy solutions.
- Full Conference Access
- Speed Networking Session
- Luncheon, Refreshment Breaks & Drinks Reception
- Presentation Slide Access (permitted material)
Early Bird Ended
- Full Conference Access
- Speed Networking Session
- Luncheon, Refreshment Breaks & Drinks Reception
- Presentation Slide Access (permitted material)
Partner with the Leaders Deploying the Battery Recycling Industry
Align your organization with the senior decision-makers driving recycling capacity expansion, OEM partnerships, and material recovery across the battery recycling value chain.
- 3 Delegate Passes
- Brand Placement on Event Website
- Dedicated Social Media Announcement
- Access to Delegate List
- Presentation Recording Access
- Virtual Booth Space
- Break Sponsor (10-sec Video Ads)
- Speaking Opportunity
- 1 Delegate Pass
- Brand Placement on Event Website
- Dedicated Social Media Announcement
- Access to Delegate List
- Presentation Recording Access
- Virtual Booth Space
- Break Sponsor (10-sec Video Ads)
- Speaking Opportunity
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