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EU adopts Battery Booster Strategy with €1.5B facility for battery cell producers
EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542European CommissionEU
Announced
Dec 16, 2025
Description
Commission Communication C(2025) 8950 establishes the Battery Booster Strategy to support the European battery industry. Includes €1.5 billion Battery Booster Facility from the Innovation Fund providing interest-free loans to battery cell producers during ramp-up phase. Reinforces that waste lithium-ion batteries and black mass will be classified as hazardous waste from December 2026, with exports to non-OECD countries prohibited thereafter.
Key Findings
EU adopts Battery Booster Strategy with €1.5B facility for battery cell producers
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Strasbourg, 16.12.2025 C(2025) 8950 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Battery booster strategy EN EN COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Battery booster strategy The European battery industry is central to the EU’s efforts to meet its climate goals and to boost its economic resilience, energy security and defence capabilities. Demand for batteries in Europe is projected to surge over the comin