Dissemination materials
→ Batteries made in Europe
This policy brief synthesises insights from two BMS Alliance events: a webinar on securing cell supply (October 2025) and a session co-hosted with BEPA at the European Sustainable Energy Week (June 2026). It finds that Europe's cost gap with Asian producers stems mainly from manufacturing experience rather than labour or energy, and that competitiveness depends on manufacturing, research, raw materials, recycling and policy reinforcing one another. Building on the current EU policy landscape, the brief sets out seven recommendations to strengthen the resilience, competitiveness and sovereignty of Europe's battery value chain.