Rynek podstawowych komponentów elektromobilności – baterie i ich recykling
Market of base electromobility components – batteries and its recycling

Author(s): Grzegorz Lota, Paweł Swoboda, Katarzyna Lota
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: chemical power sources; Li-ion batteries; lead-acid batteries; battery manufactures; recycling
Summary/Abstract: Poland is one of the main suppliers of chemical power sources in the European Union (EU) market. In terms of the number of companies involved in the battery industry, we rank third in the EU. In Poland, there are producers of lead-acid batteries, both with national and foreign capital. Also, because of foreign capital investments, we are one of the key producers of lithiumion (Li-ion) batteries. Production of battery packages is also the domain of Polish enterprises, although there are also large entities with foreign capital. The last stage of the battery cycle life is recycling. And so, in Poland, several companies are dealing with the recycling of chemical power sources, mainly lead-acid batteries and zinc-manganese primary batteries. In the case of lithiumion batteries, the problem of recycling is still not sufficiently solved. This generates attempts to use entire packages, e.g., introducing the so-called „second life of the batteries”. Thinking about the aim of developing battery technologies, one should not forget about the development of new, cost-effective recycling technologies for Li-ion batteries, ensuring the reuse of materials and not postponing the problem in time. The state should support this process as it will not be profitable for some time to come.

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