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From Black Mass to Batteries: Building a Circular Battery Value Chain

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18 September 2026

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India

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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.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

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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