16 battery recycling companies in Germany
We list 16 battery recycling companies in Germany: 15 take lithium-ion, 4 NiCd and 4 NiMH batteries. Of these, 9 collect from your site and 15 shred or process batteries themselves. Each profile shows what the recycler accepts and the permits on file.
16 recyclers in Germany · 9 collect from your site
Accurec Recycling GmbH
Germany
Europe first industrial-scale lithium recovery plant with patented CLIMA process
- Accepts
- Li-ionNiMHNiCd
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
Aurubis
Germany
Hydrometallurgical lithium-ion battery recycling with patented process
- Accepts
- Li-ionBlack mass
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- Not published
BASF
Germany
Europe largest black mass plant with integrated CAM production and metal refinery
- Accepts
- Li-ionBlack mass
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
Clarios
Germany
Large-scale German lead-acid recycling and lead-alloy production facility integrated into Clarios circular operations
- Accepts
- Lead-acid
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Cylib
Germany
Next-generation lithium-ion battery recycling using water-based OLiC technology
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Not published
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
Duesenfeld
Germany
Mechanical-thermodynamic-hydromet recycling with 91% recovery including graphite
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 1K–5K t/yr
Electrocycling GmbH
Germany
Certified German WEEE recycler with integrated collection, logistics, and secondary raw material recovery
- Accepts
- Li-ionLead-acid+2 more: NiMH, NiCd
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Encory GmbH
Germany
BMW/Interzero JV pioneering direct battery recycling
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- Under 1K t/yr
Erlos Produktion und Montagen GmbH
Germany
German Li-ion recycler with patented NMC process and industrial black-mass output
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 1K–5K t/yr
Nickelhütte Aue GmbH
Germany
Historic German metals recycler specialising in Ni/Co from batteries
- Accepts
- Li-ionNiMHNiCd
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
PreZero
Germany
Europe's largest mechanical Li-ion battery recycling plant
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 20K–50K t/yr
Primobius GmbH
Germany
Battery recycling without limits
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 1K–5K t/yr
Redux Recycling GmbH (Redwood Materials)
Germany
Redwood Germany battery recycling hub in Bremerhaven
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
Saubermacher Recycling GmbH
Germany
Battery recycling specialist with closed-loop "Zero Waste" focus.
- Accepts
- Li-ionLead-acid+3 more: NiMH, NiCd, Zinc
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: no
- Capacity
- 50K+ t/yr
Tozero
Germany
Hydromet recycling achieving 80%+ graphite recovery with morphological integrity
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: noProcesses: noRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 1K–5K t/yr
Umicore
Belgium
Industrial-scale pyro-hydro battery recycling with 95% metal recovery rates
- Accepts
- Li-ion
- Services
- Collects: yesProcesses: yesRecovers metals: yes
- Capacity
- 5K–20K t/yr
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