With growing global attention on environmental sustainability and responsible resource utilization, the GBRC 2025 SMM Battery Recycling & Circular Economy Annual Conference is set to take place from August 14–15, 2025, in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.

 

This premier event will focus on the recycling and circular use of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, offering a high-level platform for industry dialogue, policy interpretation, technological exchange, and global collaboration.

 

▶ Event details: Official Website

 

 

▶ Event Overview

• Title: GBRC 2025 SMM Battery Recycling & Circular Economy Conference
• Dates: August 14–15, 2025
• Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
• Organizer: SMM (Shanghai Metals Market)

 

 

▶ Background

 

As electric vehicle adoption surges, battery production and disposal have posed mounting environmental challenges. Governments, enterprises, and research institutions worldwide are working toward technological innovation and industrialization in battery recycling.

 

Lead-acid batteries have a high recycling rate, but improper processing can cause serious environmental and health hazards. Lithium-ion batteries, despite their low recovery rate, contain valuable rare metals, making advanced recycling technologies and clear policies more urgent.

 

Against this backdrop, GBRC 2025 aims to bring together global stakeholders for exchange and collaboration, driving innovation and international partnerships in the battery recycling sector.

 

 

▶ Conference Agenda

 

▶ August 14 (Thursday)

 

08:00–10:00  Registration

 

10:00–12:00

• Closed-Door Roundtable: Recycled Lead

• Closed-Door Roundtable: Lithium Battery Recycling

• Battery Recycling Supply Chain Matchmaking Fair

 

13:00–13:30  Buffet Lunch

 

13:30–13:50  Opening Ceremony

 

14:00–14:30  Market Outlook Under “Old for New” Policies: Driving Both Consumption and Recycling

Speaker: Zhejiang Tianneng Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.

 

14:30–15:00  Competition Between Lead-Acid and Lithium Batteries Under Carbon Neutrality Goals

Speaker: Leoch International Technology Limited

 

15:00–15:30  Impact of LME Lead Price Volatility on Chinese Recycled Lead Exporters and Hedging Strategies

Speaker: Guotai Junan Futures Co., Ltd.

 

15:30–16:00  China’s White List vs. Germany’s Dual System (GRS & PRO): Impact on Collection Efficiency

Speaker: Mr. Wang Qi, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences

 

16:00–16:30  Key Technological Divide in Lithium Battery Recycling: Pyrometallurgy vs. Hydrometallurgy

Speaker: Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.

 

16:30–17:00  Panel Discussion: Lead-Acid vs. Lithium Battery Business Models — Which Is Closer to “Zero Waste”?

Participants: Chaowei Bafang, Xin Chun Xing, Lukong, Tianqi Lithium, GEM, Brunp, Lv Xun

 

17:00–17:30  “Belt and Road” Green Battery Industry Corridor: Exporting Chinese Technical Standards

Speaker: Mr. Liu Yanlong, Secretary-General, China Industrial Association of Power Sources

 

 

▶ August 15 (Friday Morning)

 

◇ Lithium Battery Recycling Forum

 

09:00–09:25  Global Lithium Battery Recycling and Repurposing Market Outlook

Speaker: Hydrometallurgy Committee, China Association of Resources Recycling

 

09:25–09:50  Breakthroughs in Next-Generation Lithium Battery Recycling Technologies

Speaker: Sichuan Shukong Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

 

09:50–10:15  Impact of EU's New Battery Regulation on Global Supply Chains

Speaker: Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.

 

10:15–10:35  Closed-Loop Collaboration Case: Auto Makers, Battery Producers & Recycling Firms

Speaker: Zhejiang Tianneng New Materials Co., Ltd.

 

10:35–11:00  Commercialization Potential of Direct Recycling Technologies

Speaker: Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

11:00–11:25  Market Trends After China’s Black Mass Import Policies Take Effect

Speaker: Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)

 

11:25–11:50  Panel Discussion: Ushering in the New Era of Lithium Battery Recycling

Participants: BYD, CATL, Tianki, Ganfeng Lithium, GEM, Guoxuan High-tech

 

 

◇ Recycled Lead Forum

 

09:00–09:25  Policy & Invoice Systems Supporting the Circular Economy

Speaker: Ms. Dong Cui, Shanghai National Accounting Institute

 

09:25–09:50  Strategies for Recycled Lead Enterprises Amid Production Overcapacity

Speaker: Anhui Lukong Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

 

09:50–10:15  Effects of Trace Element Fluctuations (Bi, Sb, As) on Recycled Lead Delivery Quality

Speaker: Shanghai Futures Exchange

 

10:15–10:35  Forecast on Lead-Acid Battery Scrap Supply for the Next 3–5 Years

Speaker: Zhejiang Chaowei Bafang Recycling Industry Co., Ltd.

 

10:35–11:00  Challenges and Opportunities in Recycled Lead Raw Material Imports

Speaker: Jiangsu Haibao New Energy Co., Ltd.

 

11:00–11:25  Lead Ingot Demand & Price Forecast for 2025–2026

Speaker: Mr. Xia Wenming, Senior Analyst, SMM Lead & Zinc Group

 

11:25–11:50  Overseas Expansion Strategies and Market Outlook for China’s Recycled Lead Enterprises

Speaker: Camel Group Co., Ltd.

 

 

▶ Registration Fee

 

• Standard Rate: USD 800 / person
• Early Bird Rate: USD 500 / person (valid until May 30)

 

 

▶ Registration Link

 

 

▶ Contact & Registration

 

• Contact Person: Ms. Lv Qi
• Phone: +86 18361710903
• Email: lvqi@smm.cn

 

 

Join the global leaders shaping the future of battery recycling and the circular economy. We look forward to welcoming you to Ningbo this August.

 

 

(IRUNIVERSE)

 

 

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