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Battery makers face stack of new EU rules under plan for sustainability ‘gold standard’

By Giulia Bedini
  • 10 Dec 2020 09:45
  • 23 Feb 2021 09:12

Manufacturers of batteries for consumer devices, vehicles and industrial use all face new environmental requirements in EU legislation put forward today to establish a "global gold standard” for sustainability.

The European Commission's proposed regulation (see here), which had originally been expected in November, includes progressive rules to curb batteries' carbon footprint, introdu

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