CATL is reportedly working with several carmakers, including Xiaomi, BMW, Renault, and Volvo, alongside Google and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in a global standardisation alliance announced during London Climate Action Week. CarNewsChina reports that the partnership aims to develop a standard and structured development path for battery asset management and vehicle lifecycle regulation.
Faced with the reality that value chain emissions from mining and raw processing remain five times higher than those from core factory operations, the new global standard, slated for a full release in 2027, will introduce a unified framework for diagnostic cell testing, simplified pack disassembly, and cell remanufacturing.
To resolve this heavy environmental bottleneck, CATL utilised recycled components, reducing the material’s carbon intensity by 32%, whilst its subsidiary, Bangpu, processed 210,000 tons of battery waste in 2025, recovering 99.6% of the core minerals.
Evaluating battery usage history, health status, degradation data, and recycling responsibilities will form the baseline for expanding these standard practices. By establishing uniform lifecycle rules, automakers and fleet operators can accurately calculate asset values and manage financial deployment risks.
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Additionally, CATL is expanding its overseas infrastructure by partnering with Octopus Energy to build a European heavy truck battery-swapping network. This project utilises engineering verified on the 1,250 km heavy-duty swap corridor deployed inside domestic shipping pathways last year.
This expansion follows a massive manufacturing cleanup in which 1,000 efficiency projects have slashed factory emissions intensity by 77% since 2022, enabling the firm to achieve core operational carbon neutrality across all battery facilities last year. These standardised reductions ensure that future international cell exports align directly with upcoming Western environmental mandates.
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