A renewed European battery legislation has been proposed with the aim of moving towards a sustainable and responsible European battery value chain. Other initiatives with the same objective are in place, such as the European Battery Alliance and…
You might have already heard of the European Green Deal. Seen as Europe’s new growth strategy, the Green Deal aims to make the EU the first continent in the world to be climate neutral by 2050. The action plan includes concrete milestones like zero…
Umicore is one of the founding members and is actively involved in key projects of the GBA: the development of a battery passport and the development of a standard for responsible artisanal mining in the Cobalt Action Partnership (CAP).
Rechargeable Li-ion batteries are everywhere in our daily life. They store energy and power our smartphones and laptops, our cordless drills, children’s hoverboards, steps or E-bikes. Not to mention the hundreds of electric car models available…