PRBA urges crackdown on non-compliant lithium ion battery manufacturers in China

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Washington (June 10, 2016) – PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association has called  for tough enforcement, new efforts to identify companies repeatedly violating the law and stiff fines to force China’s lithium ion battery manufacturers and shippers to comply with international transport regulations.

“Unfortunately, we are seeing an enforcement gap in China by agencies overseeing the transport of lithium ion batteries,” PRBA Executive Director George Kerchner said during a recent presentation at the 8^th U.S. – China Transportation Forum in Los Angeles.