EU Directive mandatory recycling of used batteries to export Chinese-made battery impact
Recently, the EU adopted a directive to require the mandatory starting in 2008 recycling of waste Sony VGP-BPS9 battery.
According to the directive, from 2009, all sales in the European Union are required to be marked with a specific battery life. Before 2012, the European Union 1 / 4 of the used batteries to be recycled. By 2016, this ratio should reach 45%. In addition, more than 0.0005% mercury, cadmium content more than 0.002% of the battery, in the European Union will be to prohibit the sale. Established in accordance with the objectives of the European Union, the recovery rate of nickel-cadmium batteries for 75% recovery of lead batteries for 65%, other 50%. The cost of batteries will be recycled to the burden of production enterprises.
At present, the EU directive has been approved by the Council and the European Parliament Sony VGP-BPS10 battery, the European Union will soon become law. EU law, EU member states to be within two years with the adoption of the relevant domestic law to adapt. At the same time, the directive stressed that all the battery manufacturers should be registered.
European Union environmental standards to improve the battery, the battery will give China a huge impact on exports. In this regard, China’s battery industry to carry out follow-up study should be timely to raise production standards in order to actively respond to the EU’s “Green Barrier” of laptop battery.
