Introduce Recycled Plastic
In the past three years, Simplo Technology has collaborated with suppliers on recycled plastics, verifying post-consumer recycle material (PCR) from as many as 14 suppliers. Our products are certified with UL Yellow Card for fire protection and international authority for recycled content to ensure the quality and reliability of plastic materials. We will continue to cooperate with our customers and suppliers in the future to maximize the benefits of the circular economy. According to the life-cycle assessment (LCA) data provided by suppliers, using 90 to 98% PCR plastic pellets is expected to reduce 49 to 90% of carbon emissions compared to using non-recycled plastic materials. Using recycled materials not only decreases the consumption of natural resources but also brings significant environmental benefits and contributes to the circular economy.
Introduction of Recycled Materials in Battery Modules and Current Mass-Production Status
In putting the circular economy into practice, Simplo Technology has been actively researching and developing recycled materials for battery modules and has successfully introduced them into mass production. Many of our suppliers' recycled materials have obtained third-party certifications, such as UL (Underwriter Laboratories Inc) recycling certification, TÜV (Technischer Überwachungsverein) recycling certification, SCS (Science Certified System Global Services) recycling certification, and GRS (Global Recycled Standard) recycling certification.
Tray Recycling
In order to reduce the amount of waste produced during the manufacturing process, we start from Tray recycling, including Pack and Frame Tray recycling. Appendix Battery modules are provided to customers in Pack Tray. After receiving the battery module, the customer recycles the battery Tray to the entrusted recycling plant; the recycling plant inspects the recycled Pack Tray and then transports the reusable battery Tray back to Simplo Technology for reuse. The recycling volume was 17,058,550 PCS in 2023, 16,704,847 PCS in 2024, and 18,658,510 PCS in 2025. The Pack Tray recycling rate rose from 38% in 2023 to 42% in 2025, reflecting stronger circular-economy performance through a higher proportion of reuse. When a Pack Tray fails inspection at the recycling plant, it is entrusted to the recycling plant for disposal and use as secondary material. After the upstream supply chain receives the Frame Tray, it recycles the Frame Tray and sells it to a recycling plant; after the recycling plant inspects the recycled Frame Tray, the supplier purchases reusable Frame Tray packaging products and ships them for reuse. In 2025, a total of 490,000 PCS were put into recycling, gradually implementing the circular economy.
Tray recycling rate
Cobalt Recycling
Cobalt is one of the elements used as a positive electrode material in lithiumion batteries, accounting for approximately a quarter of the total battery cell weight (the exact proportion varies depending on the positive electrode material used). In recent years, geopolitics has also driven cobalt prices steadily higher, making cobalt a strategic material; lithium battery recycling in the market is now in a key transition period, shifting from "waste disposal" to "resource refining." Most of Simplo Technology's customers regard cobalt recycling as an important issue. In 2025, we partnered with 4 battery cell suppliers to pass the UL 2809 Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Recycled Content, verifying that post-consumer recycled cobalt content in battery cells reached 100%, mainly for use in notebook computer battery module products, continuing our progress toward a circular economy. In 2025, a total of 6,366,695 PCS of battery modules containing recycled cobalt were shipped, using a total of 320,448 kg of recycled cobalt.
Currently using 50% and 100% recycled material by weight, already introduced into customer mass-production products. Because cobalt accounts for approximately 21-27% of the total weight of a battery module, the use of recycled cobalt in calculating the overall battery recycling rate is a major milestone. Using 50% recycled cobalt, combined with contributions from other recycled materials, the overall recycled content of battery modules can reach 19-26%. Using 100% recycled cobalt, the recycled content of battery modules can reach as high as 38%.
