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'Back in 2013, we had 25 incidents while handling batteries. Luckily, we managed to reduce this to six incidents last year,' Coonen told delegates in Lisbon.
This represents 1 fire (or smoke/gas/heat build-up) per 100 tonnes of batteries sorted versus 0.3 incidents per 100 tonnes of batteries sorted.
Annually, some 60% of incidents are caused by lithium-ion batteries,’ Coonen pointed out. Approximately 95% of incidents occur during or immediately following physical contact.