The rising global demand for batteries is largely due to the rapid increase in portable consumer electronics including phones, laptops, camera, etc. Each year consumers dispose of billions of batteries, all containing toxic or corrosive materials. Some batteries contain toxic metals, such as cadmium and mercury, lead and lithium, which become hazardous waste and pose threats to health and the environment if improperly disposed.  Furthermore, production, transportation, and distribution of batteries consumes natural resources, thereby contributing to an accelerating depletion of natural resources. Although advent of rechargeable batteries has minimized this problem to greater extent, there still remains a large market share for primary batteries that poses huge threat for these resources. Environmentalists and organizations across the world has been showing a rising concern over the proper management of these battery wastes. European and North American countries are at the forefront for such initiatives, as these regions are among the early adopters of the Electric Vehicles and large-scale battery-based Energy Storage Systems (ESS).

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2. RESEARCH SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY 

3. MARKET OVERVIEW 

4. MARKET DYNAMICS 

5. VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

6. PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 

7. MARKET ANALYSIS, BY BATTERY TYPE 

8. MARKET ANALYSIS, BY GEOGRAPHY 

9. KEY COMPANY ANALYSIS

10. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 

11. APPENDIX