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India bans export of lithium-ion battery black mass
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Lithium, cobalt, nickel in a powder: why DGFT's black mass export ban matters for GS3 critical minerals
DGFT bans export of black mass to support domestic battery recycling.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has prohibited the export of lithium-ion battery waste and scrap that contains black mass.
Black mass is the powdered mixture recovered during battery recycling and carries metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.
The ban is meant to keep these materials in the country to support domestic recycling and critical mineral recovery.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) has prohibited export of lithium-ion battery waste and scrap containing black mass
- Black mass is the powdered mixture recovered during battery recycling
- It carries metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel
- The ban aims to keep materials in India to support domestic recycling and critical mineral recovery
- DGFT functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and notifies export-import policy
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How the exam will ask it
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- Black mass is a metal-rich powder obtained from shredding and processing spent lithium-ion batteries.
- Black mass contains lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, which can be recovered through hydrometallurgical or pyrometallurgical processes.
- Export prohibitions on goods are notified by the DGFT under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS3 (Economy, Environment): India imports most battery minerals, while spent batteries are a domestic urban mine; exporting black mass sends this value abroad. The export ban, along with the Battery Waste Management Rules and extended producer responsibility, pushes recyclers to process material at home. Way forward: scale up recycling capacity and technology, ensure formal collection, and link recovered metals to the critical minerals mission and domestic cell manufacturing.
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