Agenda – Recycle 100

Transfers will depart Hilton Kota Kinabalu and Holiday Inn Express Kota Kinabalu City Centre at 6:10 pm. Return transfers to both hotels will commence from 8:45 pm.

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Conference Day 2

Session Chair
Andy Bush, Executive Director, International Lead Association

9:00 am – 9:25 am

The Impact of Tariffs, Technology, Regulation and Subsidies on Lead-acid Battery Scrap Generation

Kevin Clarke – Principal Analyst – Lead Markets, Wood Mackenzie, United Kingdom

9:25 am – 9:50 am

The Dilemma of Antimony

Mark Stevenson – Technical Director, Global Lead Technologies

9:50 am – 10:15 am

Changing Market Dynamics of Battery Scrap Recycling in Africa

Ajay Thapliyal – Director, Gravita India Ltd

10:15 am – 10:40 am

Closed-Loop Regeneration of High-Performance NCM & LFP Cathode Materials From Spent Lithium-Ion Battery

Shiquan Lin – Director of International Business, Botree Recycling Technologies

10:40 am – 11:00 am

Morning Tea

Session Chair
L Pugazhenthy, Executive Director, India Lead Zinc Development Association (ILZDA)

11:00 am – 11:25 am

Yes, it can be Done! Modular Hydromet Lead Recycling – and Lithium too

Farid Ahmed – VP Global Strategy & Business Development, ACE Green Recycling

11:25 am – 11:50 am

The Transformation of Japan’s Lead Battery Recycling and Lead Battery Industry

Midori Fushimi – Journalist, IRuniverse

11:50 am – 12:15 pm

Global Secondary Lead Production: Update and Developments to Watch

Andrew Liu – Chief Representative, CHR Metals Limited

12:15 pm – 12:40 pm

Pursuing the Target of ‘Zero Operators on the Floor’ with the Engitec Lead Ingot Caster

Daniele Silla – Area Manager, Engitec Technologies S.p.A., Italy

12:40 pm – 1:55 pm

Lunch

Session Chair
James Griffiths, Analyst – Base Metals, CRU

1:55 pm – 2:20 pm

GME – Polypropylene Color Detection and Closed Loop Recycling

Maurizio Mori – Sales Manager, GME Recycling, Italy

2:20 pm – 2:45 pm

Beneficiation of Ferric Slag From Recycled Automotive Batteries for Clinker Production

Dr Davi Trindade – Director, Antares, Brazil

2:45 pm – 3:10 pm

Scale of Lead Exposures & Strategies for Mitigation of Impacts in Indonesia

Nickolaus Hariojati – Program Manager, Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia, Indonesia

3:10 pm – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Tea

Session Chair
Dr Steve Binks, Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, International Lead Association

Responsible Production and Sourcing Workshop & Panel Session

3:30 pm – 3:50 pm

Lead Battery 360°- a Responsible Production and Sourcing Program for the Lead Battery Value Chain

Dr Steve Binks – Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, International Lead Association

3:50 pm – 4:10 pm

From Risk to Reform: Highlights from the ProBaMet Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Project in Nigeria

Franziska Weber – Head of Platform Lead, WVMetalle Service GmbH

4:10 pm – 4:30 pm

Trafigura’s Approach to Responsible Sourcing of Recycled Lead

Norman Mukwakwami – Global Head of Responsible Sourcing – Metals, Minerals & Bulk, Trafigura, Switzerland

4:30 pm – 4:50 pm

Brazil Case Study-Designing a New Recycling Facility to Meet High Environmental Standards

Flávio Bruno de Sousa – Director of Metallurgy, Procurement, and Sustainability, Grupo Moura, Brazil

4:50 pm – 5:10 pm

BCI’s Voluntary Blood Lead Improvement Program: Industry Leadership Through Action

Roger Miksad – President & Executive Director, Battery Council International

5:10 pm – 5:30 pm

Panel Discussion

Hywel Jarman – Senior Director of Communications, International Lead Association

Dr Steve Binks – Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, International Lead Association

Franziska Weber – Head of Platform Lead, WVMetalle Service GmbH

Norman Mukwakwami – Global Head of Responsible Sourcing – Metals, Minerals & Bulk, Trafigura, Switzerland

Flávio Bruno de Sousa – Director of Metallurgy, Procurement, and Sustainability, Grupo Moura, Brazil

Roger Miksad – President & Executive Director, Battery Council International

5:30 pm – 5:35 pm

Conference Close