Battery Recycling Market To Reach $19.8B by 2030

A market forecast projects global battery recycling revenue rising from $12.8 billion in 2025 to $19.8 billion by 2030, at a 9.2% CAGR.
Growth is being driven by scarce rare-earth elements, expanding consumer electronics, EV and data center fleets, falling lithium‑ion prices and tighter emissions regulations.
Constraints include safety concerns in recycling operations and higher rates of battery reuse that reduce available feedstock.
Automation and digital tools are transforming the sector: robotics, digital twins, predictive maintenance and AI-enabled sorting and tracking are improving throughput and recovery rates.
Recycling processes range from hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical flows to direct recycling and emerging techniques such as biomining and graphite recovery.
Rising R&D investment and stronger ESG expectations are prompting firms to scale capacity and optimize material recovery; industry players named in the market include ACE Green Recycling, Ecobat, Fortum, Redwood Materials and Veolia.
Segment analysis identifies lithium‑ion and lead‑acid streams from automotive, consumer electronics and industrial sources as primary inputs, while metal refining, remanufacturing and material recovery rank as fastest-growing applications.
Overall, policy pressure and critical material scarcity are creating commercial opportunities for scalable, automated recycling technologies that enhance supply-chain resilience.