Nickel Plays An Important Role In The Field Of Electric Vehicle Batteries

Jul 13, 2020

Mark Mistry summarizes the key nickel industry challenges from a sustainability perspective and makes recommendations on nickel resource availability in the battery industry, responsible procurement, full life cycle management and assessment, and recycling management.

Nickel is a key raw material in the development and manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries. Research shows that there are nearly 300 million tons of nickel reserves in the world, and both laterite and sulphur-containing nickel can be used to produce raw materials that meet battery grade. Japan, Australia, Madagascar, Canada and other countries and regions have begun to use laterite as the main source of raw materials for battery grade nickel extraction. He believes that the current nickel reserves can fully meet the development needs of the battery industry in the future, but also to meet the actual demand for nickel throughout the value chain system.

Responsible purchasing aims to encourage relevant enterprises to take more social responsibilities when purchasing minerals and raw materials, so as to avoid unnecessary problems and other environmental hazards, reduce negative factors as much as possible, and further avoid other adverse social impacts. He said the international Nickel Association would continue to make a significant contribution to the responsible procurement system, further demonstrate the importance of nickel as an element of sustainable development and continue to drive market attention.

Nickel ev batteries play a key role in life-cycle management and performance assessment, says Mark Mistry. They also have huge advantages. The production and recycling of batteries has a big impact on the carbon footprint of electric cars. The source of power generation and the impact it has on its use are very important, and it directly changes the environmental impact of a car. In addition, battery life and battery capacity can make a big difference, as can how you handle it at the end of its life cycle and the specific carbon footprint.

The data suggest that electric cars and batteries containing nickel could contribute to sustainable development by delivering lower carbon emissions. If the battery is not effectively recycled at the end of its life cycle, additional environmental pollution and negative factors may result. The production technology of nickel-containing batteries will be more conducive to recycling and bring more economic value to the recycling parties. 'The recycling of raw materials is a very complex value system,' he said. 'We have been actively promoting the recycling of energy batteries for electric vehicles.