Stock Photo - 25 October 2023, Saxony, Freiberg: Martin Dulig (SPD, r), Minister of Economic Affairs in Saxony, visits Ecobat Resources GmbH and talks to Managing Director Martin Fischer. They are standing next to lead ingots stored after the recycling process from spent batteries. The company, which has 142 employees, is involved in battery recycling, among other things, at its site in Central Saxony and, according to its own information, is the largest collector of vehicle and industrial batteries in Germany. Saxony wants to become less dependent on raw material imports and is pushing the recycling of waste to this end. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa. - Freiberg/Saxony/Germany