Industry News
Responsible Lead Battery Recycling: Growth Through Continuous Improvement
As demand for energy storage surges, North American battery manufacturers and recyclers are expanding in...
Article
August 19, 2026
New Study Confirms Lead Batteries Are America’s Most Recycled Consumer Product, With a 98%...
The Battery Council International (BCI), North America’s leading trade association for the energy storage...
Press Release
August 6, 2026
Battery Council International Welcomes Action to Strengthen Domestic Critical Minerals Recovery
Battery Council International (BCI) strongly supports the Presidential Determination signed by President...
Press Release
July 31, 2026
Powered by People – Gopher Resource’s Ray Krantz keeps critical minerals in motion
Ask Ray Krantz what he does for a living, and he’ll tell you he manages the loop. As Director of Business...
Article
July 2, 2026
Datacenter expansion drives growth in North American industrial lead battery market
BCI and commodity research firm CRU have released findings from their annual North American industrial lead...
Article
June 18, 2026
Defending Critical Minerals in North America: The Case Against Improper Battery Exports
In 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey designated lead as a critical mineral, recognizing this battery metal’s...
Article
June 4, 2026
5 Questions with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Ed Thomsen
Meet Ed Thomsen, senior materials scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) where he...
Article
May 22, 2026
BCI to provide world-class safety expertise through the Lead Training Academy: Learning Lead Course...
The Battery Council International (BCI), North America’s leading trade association for the energy storage...
Press Release
May 21, 2026
BCI hosts inaugural meeting of new Sodium Battery Industry Group
Battery Council International (BCI) convened the first-ever meeting of its Sodium Battery Industry Group...
Press Release
May 20, 2026
Decoupling power and energy delivery is at the frontier of long‑duration energy storage. No other technology can separate these functions as efficiently as flow batteries.