Hi All

 

Can anyone help me?

 

I am trying to find our about the logistics of battery recycling.  Here's what data I have.

 

The world market for lead is about: 6.2million tonnes

 

There is 3 million produced from mining each year.

 

The car battery makers consume 3.2 million tonne recycled lead and 1.4 million tonne new mined lead, which they need because the maximum they can use is 65% secondary recycled lead (due to anodic corrosion).  Of the 4.6 million tonnes used to make batteries every year world-wide only 3.5 MT gets recycled.

 

My problem is I don't know where the other 1.1 million tonnes goes. 

 

It doesn't get used in chemical applications because it carries antimony.

 

Does it just get dumped into a hole in the ground in the 3rd world?

 

Can anyone shed a light?

 

Best regards

 

Peter