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From Black Mass to Batteries: Building a Circular Battery Value Chain
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Fusion42 · 18 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
India faces growing demand for lithium-ion batteries driven by electric vehicle adoption, creating urgent need to develop a circular battery value chain through domestic black mass recycling and refining to reduce reliance on imported raw materials.
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India's push to link battery recyclers with domestic refiners opens new routes to cut import dependency. You in battery materials or recycling must move fast to secure early domestic partnerships and influence uptake before black mass export flows dominate.
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