Battery production plant closed in the Balkans

Is Hungary responsible for battery waste?

“From a legal point of view, it is not entirely clear that Hungary would be responsible for the battery waste,” Benedek Javor, Budapest’s Brussels representative and an environmental expert, tells BIRN. “The main responsibility lies with the car manufacturer, who installs the batteries, to collect them at the end of their life cycle.

Will Serbia Open a new power plant in 2025?

The plant would open with an initial capacity of 4 GWh in 2025. The Serbian government has agreed to provide funding of up to 419 million euros ($431 million) including grants and tax incentives to support the project, InoBat said. Although the agreement is not final, a source familiar with the matter said it is close to being so.

Will INOBAT build an EV battery factory in Serbia?

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Slovakian battery maker InoBat said on Monday it has signed declarations of intent with the Serbian government to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in the Balkan country with a capacity of up to 32 gigawatt hours (GWh).

Is there competition for battery recycling plants in the EU?

Javor warns that while it is true that there is competition among EU nations for battery gigafactories – though, notably, not for Chinese ones – as electrification gathers pace, there is, unsurprisingly, no competition for attracting battery recycling plants, which is deemed a dangerous and polluting industry.

Will Hungary become a global player in the battery industry?

Eva Doka, a former teacher and civic activist in the northern Hungarian town of Batonyterenye, has mixed feelings about the government's grand plans to make Hungary a global player in the battery industry, both in terms of production and recycling. “It is one thing to produce batteries, but what happens to them at the end of their life cycle?

Does Hungary have a lithium-ion battery industry?

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, Hungary (with 3 per cent) is currently in fourth place for lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity after China (77 per cent), the US (6 per cent) and Poland (6 per cent). Yet parallel to the government’s enthusiasm for the industry, popular opposition to the nascent industry is undoubtedly growing.