Does Europe want to chase the world in battery production, chemicals and waste recycling in Poland? [MPiT]

A cryptic message appeared on the Twitter account of the Ministry of Entrepreneurs and Technology. Poland, as a member of the European Battery Alliance program, “can fill the gap in the battery recycling process”. Does this mean that we will actively develop competencies related to lithium-ion cells and batteries?

For many years Europe has been spoken of as a great mechanic, but when it comes to the production of electrical elements, we have no meaning in the world. The most important here are the Far East (China, Japan, South Korea) and the United States, thanks to the collaboration between Tesla and Panasonic.

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Therefore, from our point of view, it is so important to invite Far Eastern producers to join us, thanks to which we will be able to form a scientific team with the necessary competencies. Even more important is an EU initiative called the European Battery Alliance, in which Germany is encouraging other countries to build factories for the production of lithium-ion cells and batteries in order, in particular, to meet the needs of the industry. automobile.

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The MPiT account entry suggests that some of the battery recycling may take place in Poland. However, a press release on the European Commission website (source) shows that Poland and Belgium will prepare chemical ingredients necessary in the manufacturing process. Items will be purchased from Sweden, Finland and Portugal. the elements will be produced in Sweden, France, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic., and the processing will take place in Belgium and Germany, so it is not fully known what the role of Poland should be in “filling the gap” (source).

The program is allocated 100 billion euros (equivalent to 429 billion zlotys), the entire chain of production and processing of cells and batteries should begin in 2022 or 2023.

On the picture: Shefchovich, Vice President of the European Commission for Energy Union and Space Exploration with Jadwiga Emilevic, Minister of Enterprise and Technology

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