On Sept 24 in Germany, Porsche said a pilot with German recycler cylib has, for the first time, produced cathode active material for a new high-voltage battery cell using 100% recycled materials recovered from retired Porsche high-voltage batteries.

Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Huning chaired a CPPCC chairpersons' meeting in Beijing on the 24th. He instructed CPPCC members to implement Xi's directives on developing advanced manufacturing, urging proposals to scale and strengthen advanced manufacturing, boost supply‑chain self‑reliance and resiliency, and promote advanced manufacturing clusters. He also directed members to study Xi's guidance on Three‑Rural work—accelerating the buildout of an agricultural power and modernizing agriculture and rural areas—and to submit actionable policy recommendations.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Araghchi briefed Pakistan's foreign minister on progress in an Iran-Oman understanding to identify appropriate routes for safe vessel passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and on Iran's interactions with the U.S. via Qatar.