In addition to the recycling procedure itself, certain recycling routes call for careful sorting process and pre-treatments, which are difficult to automatize due to the different cell/pack designs available and lack of information supplied by the battery manufacturers. Empirical insights have been provided on the data to which recyclers and second life experts would like to have access to perform those activities . Battery chemistry, disassembly options and instructions and product design information were mentioned by the totality of the interviewed recyclers while the reasons for not disclosing the data were mainly competitive concerns, confidentiality contracts, lack of reasons and legal pressure. In this regard, a holistic approach has been proposed by Kintscher et al. for an information exchange architecture among the different relevant partners which play a role in the supply chain of EV batteries. An information marketplace is developed in which information or datasets relevant for the recycling process can be sold or bought.