While the number of waste lithium-ion batteries is increasing, locally produced raw materials remain scarce. Recycling remains the answer to both of these challenges. Webasto and Porsche both acknowledge the crucial role of recycling in electrifying the automotive market. As distributors of batteries, both partners are facing increasingly strict EU regulations and recycling quotas in upcoming years. Both Webasto as battery pack and module manufacturer and Porsche as an OEM aim to minimise their CO2 footprint with a sustainable disposal of production scraps, but also to ensure an easy recyclability of their batteries. Further, they consider it strategically important to secure access to locally produced and sustainable raw materials and therefore aim to develop a closed-loop concept.

While the number of waste lithium-ion batteries is increasing, locally produced raw materials remain scarce. Recycling remains the answer to both of these challenges. Webasto and Porsche both acknowledge the crucial role of recycling in electrifying the automotive market. As distributors of batteries, both partners are facing increasingly strict EU regulations and recycling quotas in upcoming years. Both Webasto as battery pack and module manufacturer and Porsche as an OEM aim to minimise their CO2 footprint with a sustainable disposal of production scraps, but also to ensure an easy recyclability of their batteries. Further, they consider it strategically important to secure access to locally produced and sustainable raw materials and therefore aim to develop a closed-loop concept.