News & Events

North American Battery Manufacturers Recognized as an Industry Association Partner to Support a Responsible and Circular Battery Value Chain by 2030 CHICAGO – January 18, 2023 – Battery Council International (BCI) is pleased...

Undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral level researchers and assistants engaged in scientific work related to lead and other battery types have the opportunity to present, network and explore the cutting-edge science of battery technology...

BCI sat down with Board Member, Julie McClure, during an interview about her involvement with the battery industry.  Julie McClure is currently Chairman of MAC Engineering & Equipment, Co. Inc., but has been in the industry for over...

October 4, 2022 – Four associations representing the lead and lead battery industries have launched a program designed to help reduce substandard and informal lead battery recycling in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). The program...

St. Louis – September 8, 2022 – The Doe Run Company's (Doe Run) Maroon mine rescue team won both first place in Metal/Non-Metal Mine Rescue and second place in Metal Combination at the 2022 National Mine Rescue Competition in...

This month we are highlighting Lisa Derico, HR director at Hammond Group, Inc., mom of an awesome daughter and one of 13 siblings! Derico started at Hammond 17 years ago as a temp and is now an active member of WGBI and a leader in the industry....

BCI welcomes new Director of Regulatory and Technical Affairs, Susan Bernard. We sat down with Susan to learn more about her thoughts on the industry.  How did you get involved in the industry? I got involved in the battery industry...

Doe Run Company (Doe Run) has released its most recent sustainability report, available at https://doerun.com/sustainability/sustainability-report/ showing how the demand for the minerals it mines will play a crucial role in technologies being...

July 28, 2022 - Last week, Indiana State Representative Mike Andrade visited Hammond Group Inc.'s (HGI) state-of-the-art lead battery research lab, E=(LAB)2 in Hammond, Indiana. HGI is a global manufacturer of lead battery oxides and...

BCI filed comments with the Environment Protection Agency in response to a request for information regarding the development of best practices for battery collection, recycling and labeling. The focus of BCI’s comments is to share...