KPS recycles used Batteries for Samsung Electronics
5. October 2023A subsidiary of the South Korean KPS Corporation, Segi Recycling Technology, will soon recycle old batteries from so-called uninterruptible power supplies, UPS for short, on behalf of Samsung Electronics. As the business magazine KED Global reported at the beginning of July, Segi Recycling Technology signed a corresponding agreement with Samsung Electronics for the collection, transport and disposal or recycling of batteries from the industry. This will involve the recycling of spent batteries from a total of seven Samsung sites in South Korea. For battery related products, KC certification, KCs certification or other Korean product certifications are often required to be approved for the Korean market.
UPS are used in server rooms and data centres as an immediate backup power supply in case of power outages or fire. The batteries in these devices are essential for the operation of data centres where large amounts of company data are stored or many data movements take place. Currently, most batteries are still based on lead-acid cells and will gradually be replaced by newer lithium-ion batteries. Segi Recycling Technology is currently preparing to enter the EV battery recycling business. According to Chairman Kim Min-hong, recycling old industrial batteries is a good opportunity to expand business activities.
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