BASF

Schwarzheide, Brandenburg, Germany

Europe largest black mass plant with integrated CAM production and metal refinery

Founded year

Not provided

Annual capacity

5k - 20k tonnes/year

Employees

Not provided

About BASF

BASF operates Europe largest commercial black mass plant in Schwarzheide, Germany, processing 15,000 tonnes annually (40,000 EV batteries). Commissioned June 2025. First co-located battery materials and recycling center in Europe. Prototype metal refinery operational April 2024. Recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper. €460M investment.

Batteries accepted

Conditions Accepted

No known damage

Clean inventory with no declared incident history.

Impact damage

Material showing impact or structural damage.

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