As the reference in this fast-moving, complex environment, the conference is essential for battery manufacturers and their materials and supply chain, battery recyclers, electronics and e-mobility companies, collection organizations, take back schemes, transportation companies, professional associations, waste management organizations and national and international policy-makers in these fields.
The 2019 program will reveal the newest industry research and latest trends and developments in:
Recycling – A Dedicated Session on Batteries Recycling Technologies
- The economics of waste batteries collection and recycling
- How to recycle batteries from e-cars, e-bikes and other e-vehicles
- Recycling of batteries from energy storage systems of power plants
- Best available recycling technologies for portable and industrial batteries
Materials Supply in a Circular Economy
- Battery materials supply and demand
- The role of battery recycling in a circular economy
- Eco-design: A critical approach for batteries removability?
Transport and Safety
- Lithium batteries: Trends in hazard classification
- Update of the transport and packaging regulation on lithium batteries
- Safety of lithium batteries: Threats and opportunities
The Batteries Directive Review
- Challenges faced by the second life of lithium batteries: Performances, warranty,
transport & safety and producer responsibility
- The collection efficiency of batteries: Considering urban mining and the waste
generation approach
- New take back schemes for industrial batteries
- Update on the review process of the Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC
Those interested in speaking are invited to send a short abstract (minimum of half an A4 page in English) with their key messages to the congress organizer ICM to: info@icm.ch.
The title of the presentation should be mentioned with the author’s name. For further information please visit: http://www.icm.ch/.
ICM AG is an international leader in the organization of conferences, specializing in the fields of vehicle recycling, electronics and batteries. These waste streams have been among the world’s fastest-growing raw materials markets for many years.
ICM is a Swiss company which has organized conferences in Europe, North America and Asia since the year 2000. The company was founded by Jeanette Duttlinger. Her team consists of 15 employees who speak German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese and Japanese.
ICM AG
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Telefon: +41 (62) 78510-00
http://www.icm.ch/
Congress Assistant
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Fax: +41 (62) 78510-05
E-Mail: susann.schmid@icm.ch
