The demand for battery raw materials has surged in an era of environmental consciousness and sustainability. Access World, your logistics specialist, guides you through the entire supply chain for battery raw materials and provides seamless logistics management services to international giants and local players in this dynamic sector.
The battery supply chain is a complex web of critical metals, minerals, and components, sourced globally and interconnected across four main stages. The challenges and opportunities in this dynamic industry, from upstream mining to downstream recycling, are significant.
Upstream: Mining Raw Materials
Midstream: Processing and Refining
Downstream: Battery Manufacturing
Industry Concerns
Trade Flows
Upstream and Midstream Focus
Downstream Focus
ESG & Sustainability
One of the challenges in the battery industry is the diverse nature of electric vehicle batteries. Unlike traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) batteries, EV batteries come in various shapes, sizes, and chemistries. This non-standardization poses logistical complexities in handling, transportation, and recycling. Access World addresses this challenge by leveraging its expertise to develop customized solutions for the unique requirements of each type of battery, ensuring secure and efficient transportation and recycling processes.
Navigating the global battery supply chain involves adhering to different regulations and policies across countries. These inconsistencies pose challenges for logistics providers and OEMs alike. Access World understands the intricacies of these varying policies, staying informed about the regulatory landscape. By doing so, Access World minimizes disruptions, ensures compliance, and provides clients with reliable and compliant logistics services.
Access World is a strategic ally for clients in the battery industry, offering specialized knowledge, tailored solutions, and a global network to overcome challenges, capitalize on market opportunities, and adapt to the evolving dynamics of the battery supply chain.
Access World offers comprehensive logistics solutions for the entire battery materials supply chain, from upstream mining and processing to downstream manufacturing and recycling.
We handle the movement and distribution of raw materials, from bulk shipments to containerized cargo, across international borders. Our services encompass conventional and containerized modes, transhipment, storage, and local distribution, ensuring efficient and reliable delivery.
We provide meticulous transportation and storage solutions for semi-finished products, utilizing our advanced warehousing facilities to handle and ship packed and palletized goods with utmost care.
Recognizing the unique demands of the battery recycling sector, Access World offers customized solutions for warehousing, transportation, and shipping of post-recycling materials like black mass. We ensure seamless movement of these materials from recycling sites to processors and cell manufacturers.
Access World delivers comprehensive logistics solutions across the entire battery raw material supply chain, from mine to manufacturer. We leverage our extensive experience and expertise to ensure the safe, efficient, and timely transportation of your vital materials.
Our team is dedicated to providing tailored solutions that seamlessly integrate with your unique operational needs. Whether you require bulk shipment management, international transportation coordination, or specialized warehousing, Access World offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to optimize your entire supply chain.
Find out more about how Access World can empower your battery raw material supply chain.
New technologies and raw materials are currently being utilized to enhance battery performance, driving range, and price competitiveness. Numerous types of batteries are in circulation to decrease costs by using less expensive raw materials and more abundantly available metals and minerals.
These raw battery materials play crucial roles in various renewable energy technologies, particularly in the creation of batteries for energy storage. Before these battery raw materials can contribute to advancing renewable energy technologies, they require specialized and reliable global logistics solutions that Access World can guarantee.
Access World has successfully handled global logistics of a variety of materials such as:
Lithium:
Usage: Lithium-ion batteries.
Role: Lithium is a critical component of the cathode in rechargeable batteries, providing high energy density and longer cycle life. It is commonly used in electric vehicles (EVs), portable electronics, and renewable energy storage systems.
Manganese:
Usage: Lithium-ion batteries.
Role: Manganese is used in the cathode of lithium-ion batteries, contributing to the battery’s stability, safety, and energy density. It is often found in combination with other metals like lithium and nickel.
Cobalt:
Usage: Lithium-ion batteries.
Role: Cobalt is a critical component in the cathode of lithium-ion batteries, enhancing energy density and stability. However, there are efforts to reduce cobalt usage due to ethical and environmental concerns, promoting cobalt-free battery technologies.
Nickel:
Usage: Lithium-ion batteries, nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.
Role: Nickel is a significant component of the cathode in lithium-ion batteries, contributing to energy density and stability. It is also used in NiMH batteries, commonly found in hybrid vehicles and certain consumer electronics.
Copper:
Usage: Wiring and conductors in renewable energy systems.
Role: Copper is a highly conductive metal used in electrical wiring and components, essential for transmitting and distributing electricity in renewable energy systems like solar and wind power plants.
Graphite:
Usage: Lithium-ion batteries.
Role: Graphite is a critical component in the anode of lithium-ion batteries. It helps store and release lithium ions during the battery’s charge and discharge cycles, contributing to the overall performance and efficiency of the battery.
Access World provides logistics- and distribution management solutions with a dedicated team to manage all activities related to the import and export of raw materials, either located at the site or remotely via our office.
Access World recognizes the dynamic nature of battery raw material logistics, with specific requirements varying based on the material itself. We understand the importance of adhering to relevant regulations, such as HS codes and MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) protocols, to ensure safe and compliant transportation.
In cases where the goods are classified as DG (Dangerous Goods) or fall under waste-specific regulations, legal requirements may be imposed by international associations or local regulatory bodies (e.g., IATA, UN, ADR). Stringent Environmental, Health, and Safety standards apply to the handling and shipping goods, necessitating measures like Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to mitigate environmental and staff exposure to potential hazards.
Additional Considerations:
A BESS is a type of energy storage system that uses batteries to store and distribute energy in the form of electricity.
Black mass is an active powder containing cathode and anode materials. It is produced through the battery recycling process, involving mechanical separation and either hydrometallurgical, pyrometallurgical or electrochemical treatment to recover various metals, including nickel, cobalt, lithium, manganese, and copper.
Access World’s global and local presence, expertise in metals and minerals, and trust within the industry make us the preferred choice for handling battery raw materials.
Our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction is reflected in our track record of successful operations. We have served many clients across the commodity industries for many years.
End-to-end solutions streamline the logistics process, providing clients with a one-stop service contact along their supply chain, all under the Access World umbrella of services, for both their suppliers and end-customers, allowing them to focus on their core business activities. At the same time, Access World manages the entire supply chain.
Access World’s local office staff are well-versed with the local regulations and requirements to handle battery materials. We often liaise with our clients’ suppliers and end-use to arrange any import- and export customs transactions and local transportation of the goods.
In general, Access World requires:
Generally, besides regulations, the shipping lines’ appetite and acceptance of shipping batteries depend on many factors. Access World will assess each product’s MSDS and liaise closely with our pool of shipping lines to offer our clients the most reliable and effective shipment options.
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