MIIT’s Department of Science and Technology on the 15th published the 2026 draft Guidelines for Building a Power Battery Recycling Industry Standards System for public comment, targeting issuance or revision of more than 50 national standards by 2030 and a standards framework covering the full industry chain and product lifecycle. The draft proposes fast-tracking standards across the full chain — collection, storage and transport, physical processing, and chemical processing — and sets a six-par

MIIT’s Department of Science and Technology on the 15th published the 2026 draft Guidelines for Building a Power Battery Recycling Industry Standards System for public comment, targeting issuance or revision of more than 50 national standards by 2030 and a standards framework covering the full industry chain and product lifecycle. The draft proposes fast-tracking standards across the full chain — collection, storage and transport, physical processing, and chemical processing — and sets a six-part structure: basic/general standards; collection and classification; physical processing; chemical processing; comprehensive reuse/product standards; and green low-carbon standards.