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Batteries will be graded for remanufacturing, reuse or recycling by government agencies, and use above assigned grades restricted.","New battery recycling rules entering force in the coming months in South Korea are to change how end-of-life batteries are graded, traded and processed in one of the largest recycling hubs outside China. The first new piece of legislation to enter force, this by the end of 2026, will expand the definition of raw material for black mass but exclude lithium iron phosphate (LFP) material, which Benchmark forecasts will make up 46% of South Korea’s black mass by 2040.\n\nUnder the new rules, a greater volume of nickel- and cobalt-containing black mass could qualify to be considered a raw material in South Korea under amendments to the country’s Waste Controls Act. Currently, black mass must contain ≥10% nickel by weight, or be counted as waste, which comes with storage and handling requirements that increase recyclers’ costs. ",[708],{"slug":709,"name":710,"content":711},"zoe-peizi-zhu","Zoe Peizi Zhu",{"job_title":712,"image":713,"bio":715,"linkedin":716,"markets_covered":717},"Battery Recycling Analyst",{"filename":714},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/1409x1409/14fe5cac5c/zoe-peizi-zhu.jpg","Zoe is a  Battery Recycling Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, focusing on battery recycling forecasting and database work, with particular expertise in the China market. She also follows related policy developments and broader market trends in the sector. She holds a Master's in Climate, Innovation and Sustainability Policy from UCL, alongside a Bachelor's in Business and Marketing.","www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-zhu-99905526b","Recycling","article","LFP still excluded from broadened South Korea black mass criteria",[721,723,724,727],{"slug":722,"name":378},"black-mass",{"slug":656,"name":717},{"slug":725,"name":726},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":728,"name":729},"raw-materials","Raw Materials","private",{"id":49,"alt":49,"name":683,"focus":49,"title":49,"source":49,"filename":683,"copyright":49,"fieldtype":732,"meta_data":733},"asset",{},{"id":735,"alt":683,"name":683,"focus":683,"title":683,"source":683,"filename":736,"copyright":683,"fieldtype":732,"meta_data":737,"is_external_url":50},129065702868812,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/d3c77ae785/bm-black-mass-webinar-image.jpg",{},"New battery recycling rules entering force in the coming months in South Korea are to change how end-of-life batteries are graded, traded and processed in one of the largest recycling hubs outside China.","Nov 09, 2026","9th November 2026",[],[],1794307389703]