Roadmap towards an Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Value Chain in Thailand

Due to the high number of registrations, we have closed registration. If you are interested in a place on the waiting list, please contact Yannick Thoma with your personal detail as well as your professional background.

The ramp-up of electromobility in Thailand offers good prospects for drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and harmful air pollutants in the coming years. As Thailand is rapidly expanding its market for electric vehicles, the country is also facing a new challenge: Managing end-of-life EV batteries in a safe, economically viable and environmentally sustainable manner. Without proper planning and coordination, valuable materials may be lost, environmental risks may increase, and economic opportunities may be missed. An effective battery recycling ecosystem requires careful consideration of policy decisions, infrastructure development and market mechanisms.

Agora Verkehrswende in cooperation with the Thai-German Cooperation on Energy, Mobility and Climate (TGC EMC), funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) under Germany’s Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), are organizing this workshop with support of the renowned Oeko-Institut. 

The objective of the workshop is to bring together key stakeholders to explore policy, infrastructure and data priorities for developing a roadmap toward a safe, economically viable and environmentally sustainable EV battery recycling ecosystem in Thailand by 2035–2040. The findings of the workshop will inform a report which will be prepared by Agora Verkehrswende and Oeko-Institut.

Agenda-Highlights:

• Status & perspectives: Thailand’s EV battery recycling outlook with international and European insights.
• Roadmap co-creation: Interactive discussions to identify key challenges, solutions, milestones and prioritisation informed by policy and industry experience.
• Keynote Dr. Reiner Sojka (Accurec-Recycling GmbH): European pioneer in battery recycling and recovery of critical secondary raw materials, including Europe's first industrial lithium recovery plant.

You can download the comprehensive agenda of the workshop here. The workshop sessions will be moderated by Kerstin Meyer and Yannick Thoma from Agora Verkehrswende as well as Dr. Matthias Buchert from Oeko-Institut, simultaneous interpretation will be available throughout the workshop. Following the official programme on day one, we would be honoured if you would join us for an informal get-together, offering an opportunity for further exchange and networking.

Due to the high number of registrations, we have closed registration. If you are interested in a place on the waiting list, please contact Yannick Thoma with your personal detail as well as your professional background.

PROGRAMME

Day 1 - 11 March 2026

08:30 | Registration

09:00 | Opening Remarks, Dr. Dominika Kalinowska, Director Transport Projects, GIZ Thailand

09:50 | Thailand EV Battery Recycling Status & Outlook, Keynote, Dr. Nattaphorn Buayam, Thailand Development Research Institute (TORI)

10:30 | Coffee Break

11:00 | TGC EMC Insights on EV Battery Recycling, Pimpussorn Anutchatchawan, Technical Advisor, GIZ Thailand, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nutthapon Wongyao, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

12:00 | Lunch Break

13:00 | European Legislation and on Batteries and Implementation by the Industry, Keynote, Dr. Matthias Buchert, Head of the Resources & Transport Division, Oeko-lnstitut, Germany

14:00 | Key Questions for a Roadmap towards an EV Battery Recycling Value Chain in Thailand, Interactive Brainstorming

15:00 | Coffee Break

15:30 | Key Challenges for drawing up a Roadmap towards an EV Battery Recycling Value Chain in Thailand, Interactive Group Discussion

16:30 | Expert Discussion, From Challenges to Solutions

16:50 | Closing & Wrap Up Day One

17:00 | End of Day One & Get together

Day 2 - 12 March 2026

08:30 | Registration

09:00 | Welcome and Presentation: Proposed first set of Milestones for a Roadmap towards an EV Battery Recycling Value Chain in Thailand, Dr. Matthias Buchert, Head of the Resources & Transport Division, Deka-Institut, Germany

09:45 | Group Discussion: Prioritisation and Sequencing of Milestones Part 1/2

10:30 | Coffee Break

11:00 | Group Discussion: Prioritisation and Sequencing of Milestones Part 2/2

12:00 | Lunch Break

13:00 | Wrap-Up of the Workshop

14:00 | Industry Perspective on Setting up an EV Battery Recycling Value Chain in Germany, Keynote, Dr. Reiner Sojka, CEO ACCUREC Recycling, Germany (online participation)

15:00 | End of the Workshop