IEA and EPO report accelerating innovation in battery circularity
Patent data reveal innovation trends, not recycling capacity or equipment orders.
Source facts
IEA and EPO published Battery Circularity on 29 April, examining patent activity in collection and sorting, mechanical processing and material recovery.
Battery-circularity international patent families grew by an average 42% annually in 2017–2023. This measures innovation activity over that period, not recycling revenue or processing volumes.