REDUX Recycling
REDUX Recycling GmbH is a Bremerhaven, Germany-based, B2B lithium-ion battery recycling company operating a 10,000 tonnes/year plant, now a subsidiary of Redwood Materials since September 2023, that processes end-of-life and manufacturing-scrap lithium-ion batteries to recover metals and high-purity active mass for battery manufacturers, EV OEMs, and electronics producers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1997
- HeadquartersBremerhaven, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What REDUX Recycling does
REDUX Recycling GmbH is a Germany-based, B2B full-service lithium-ion battery recycling company that operates an industrial-scale plant at Batteriestraße 94 in Bremerhaven, originally founded in 1997 as Battrysort and now operating as a subsidiary of Redwood Materials Inc. since September 2023. The company's core offering is end-to-end processing of all lithium-ion battery types—including household, portable, and EV batteries plus cell manufacturing scrap—via a four-stage flow: discharge (with energy fed back to the grid), disassembly, thermal pretreatment, and mechanical processing. Its differentiators are two registered patents covering a proprietary X-ray sorting process (up to 99% accuracy, sorting up to 40 batteries per second) and a thermal-mechanical recycling route that recovers aluminum conductor foil not extractable by conventional methods, achieving a 95% metal recovery rate that already exceeds EU Battery Regulation targets and producing high-purity active mass containing nickel, cobalt, lithium, and copper suitable for direct re-use in new battery production.
REDUX generates revenue through transaction-based processing fees for end-of-life and manufacturing-scrap batteries, sale of recovered secondary raw materials (aluminum, stainless steel, copper, plastics), and sale of high-purity active mass to industrial battery buyers. Pricing is quote-based, LME-anchored (cobalt for lithium-ion, nickel for mixed chemistries), with 14-day payment terms. The Bremerhaven facility has an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes and runs at throughputs of up to 5 tonnes/hour. Customer segments are predominantly enterprise: battery manufacturers, EV OEMs, and electronics manufacturers, plus commercial/industrial waste producers. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct contact (phone, email, website form), with prior registration required for facility drop-off Monday–Friday 07:00–15:30.
REDUX is ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and EFB-certified and is a partner/participant in multiple EU-funded research projects (Crocodile under Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement 776473, FuLiBatteR with K1-MET) and second-life battery initiatives. Following the September 2023 acquisition by Redwood Materials, the lithium-ion Bremerhaven operation remains under REDUX Recycling GmbH (now operating as Redwood Germany), while the Offenbach site handling conventional batteries was demerged to Saubermacher Recycling GmbH. Historical revenue was approximately €10M at the time of Saubermacher's 55% acquisition in 2015; no standalone revenue figure is disclosed since the Redwood Materials acquisition.
REDUX Recycling firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- REDUX Recycling
- Legal name
- REDUX Recycling GmbH
- Website
- https://redux-recycling.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1997
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- REDUX Recycling GmbH is a Bremerhaven, Germany-based, B2B lithium-ion battery recycling company operating a 10,000 tonnes/year plant, now a subsidiary of Redwood Materials since September 2023, that processes end-of-life and manufacturing-scrap lithium-ion batteries to recover metals and high-purity active mass for battery manufacturers, EV OEMs, and electronics producers.
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- akta.pro rank
REDUX Recycling industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Battery Recycling Services
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)
- SIC
- Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341), Refuse Systems (4953)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Lithium-ion Battery Recycling (Mechanical, Hydro, Direct Recycling) (EUAIAIAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Collection, Logistics & Reverse Supply Chain (Transport, Sorting, Tracking) (EUAFACAA), Battery Materials Refining & Re-Manufacturing Feedstocks (Li, Ni, Co, Mn, Graphite Salts) (EUAIAIAJ)
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Where REDUX Recycling is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bremerhaven
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
REDUX Recycling business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Battery recycling processing fees: Fees charged for recycling end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, manufacturing waste, and production scrap. Services include receiving, discharging, disassembly, thermal pretreatment, and mechanical processing. The company handles all types of lithium-ion batteries including household, portable, and electric vehicle batteries.
- Active mass sales: Sale of recovered active mass containing nickel, cobalt, lithium and copper produced to industrial standards. The highly pure recycled materials can be used directly in new battery production.
- Secondary raw materials: Recovery and sale of secondary raw materials including aluminium, iron, aluminium-copper mixture, stainless steel, copper, and plastics from battery recycling processes.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Custom recycling services |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
REDUX Recycling product offering
Product offeringCore offering
REDUX Recycling is a full-service lithium-ion battery recycling provider. It accepts all types of lithium-ion batteries (household, portable, electric vehicle, and battery manufacturing scrap including cathode material) from enterprise customers and processes them through discharge, disassembly, thermal pretreatment, and mechanical processing using a proprietary thermal-mechanical process. The Bremerhaven plant (10,000 tonnes/year, up to 5 tonnes/hour) achieves 95% metal recycling rates, recovers active mass containing nickel, cobalt, lithium and copper at industrial purity, and resells secondary raw materials such as aluminium, copper, stainless steel, and plastics.
Product overview
REDUX Recycling GmbH is a full-service provider of lithium-ion battery recycling, operating a single integrated service with multiple sub-capabilities. The core offering is its lithium-ion battery recycling service, which processes all types of lithium-ion batteries and battery manufacturing waste through a four-stage process (discharge, disassembly, thermal pre-treatment, and mechanical processing). Supporting sub-products include a proprietary X-ray sorting process (patented, up to 99% accuracy) and active mass recovery (nickel, cobalt, lithium, copper at high purity). The company also conducts two active EU-funded research projects — Crocodile and FuLiBatteR — aimed at further improving recycling rates and material quality. The Bremerhaven facility processes up to 10,000 tonnes per year. Since 2023, the company operates as part of Redwood Materials (Redwood Germany).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Service Full-service recycling of all types of lithium-ion batteries and battery manufacturing waste (including cathode material), delivered to enterprise customers through a four-stage process — discharge, disassembly, thermal pretreatment, and mechanical processing — that combines thermal treatment with mechanical separation and achieves up to 95% metal recycling rates at the Bremerhaven facility.
- X-ray Sorting Process Proprietary patent-protected X-ray sorting process that achieves sorting accuracy of up to 99% and processes up to 40 batteries per second, developed in-house as a sub-component of REDUX's lithium-ion battery recycling technology stack.
- Active Mass Recovery Recovery of active mass containing highly concentrated nickel, cobalt, lithium and copper with minimal contamination at industrial standards, enabling energy-efficient direct hydrometallurgical processing of the recovered material for reuse in new battery production.
- Battery Collection and Safe Transport Advisory Customer advisory and logistics coordination services covering the front end of the battery recycling value chain — including safe transport assistance, professional storage guidance, and collection scheduling for end-of-life batteries and manufacturing scrap — delivered to B2B customers bringing material to REDUX's Bremerhaven site.
- Secondary Raw Materials Recovery Recovery and sale of secondary raw materials — including aluminium, iron, aluminium-copper mixture, stainless steel, copper, and plastics — generated as by-products of the lithium-ion battery recycling process.
Quantifiable outcome
- 95% metal recycling rate achieved, exceeding EU Battery Regulation targets
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use REDUX Recycling
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
REDUX Recycling technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
REDUX Recycling partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Saubermacher AGcoreAustrian waste management and recycling specialist (family business founded 1979 by Hans and Margret Roth). Previously owned 55% of Redux since 2015 and later operated Offenbach site after 2023 demerger. Jointly developed recycling technologies and processes for lithium-ion batteries through years of research collaboration. Parent company for second life battery research projects.
- EnergizerminorOne of the world's largest battery manufacturers. Collaboration in April 2015 to launch 'EcoAdvanced' batteries that were produced by reusing battery components recycled by Redux.
- EU-funded Crocodile research projectminorEU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 project (Grant Agreement No 776473) developing and testing new procedures for recovery of valuable materials from batteries such as cobalt and nickel.
- FuLiBatteR research projectminorResearch project dedicated to improving lithium-ion battery recycling effectiveness, focusing on thermal treatment and optimization. Also investigating recovery of phosphorous and graphite.
- Grazer Energie-AgenturminorPartner in second life battery research projects working on how used electric vehicle batteries can be used as stationary storage systems for solar or photovoltaic plants.
- AVL and AVL DiTestminorPartners in second life battery research projects focused on testing and validation of battery second life applications.
- Smart Power and Energie SteiermarkminorPartners in second life battery research collaborating on stationary energy storage applications using used electric vehicle batteries.
- Green Energy LabminorPartner in second life battery research focused on decentralized production and feed-in of green energy using used EV batteries.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights5 records
REDUX Recycling competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Duesenfeld: German Li-ion battery recycler (Wendeburg, Lower Saxony) using a low-temperature thermal + mechanical + hydrometallurgical process to recover black mass. Directly comparable in geography, technology philosophy, and customer mix to REDUX.
- ACCUREC: German specialist recycler (Krefeld) focused on lithium-ion and other battery chemistries using pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes. Closely comparable in geography, scale, and customer types (battery manufacturers, OEMs, waste managers).
- Li-Cycle: Canada-headquartered lithium-ion battery recycler using a spoke-and-hub network (collection/processing + central hydrometallurgical hub). Direct competitor for Li-ion feedstock with overlapping chemistries (NMC, LFP) and active-mass/black-mass output.
- Hydrovolt: Joint venture between Norsk Hydro and Northvolt operating a Li-ion battery recycling plant in Norway (~8,000 t/yr capacity). Closest direct European peer by capacity, feedstock mix (EV and consumer), and mechanical-hydrometallurgical processing approach.
- Redwood Materials: US-based global leader in lithium-ion battery recycling and REDUX's parent company since September 2023. Operates integrated recycling and cathode-active-material production for EV and consumer cells, with directly overlapping Li-ion recycling technology and customer base.
Regional players
- SungEel HiTech: South Korea-headquartered battery recycling company with global operations (Korea, US, Europe). Processes Li-ion batteries into black mass and active materials for cathode makers, providing a comparable global benchmark on Li-ion recycling economics and capacity.
- Fortum: Finnish energy company operating Li-ion battery recycling (mechanical + hydrometallurgical) in Finland. Comparable Li-ion feedstock and process route, serving Nordic and select European customers adjacent to REDUX's German footprint.
Broad incumbents
- Umicore: Belgian materials technology group with a major battery materials and battery recycling business (smelting + hydrometallurgy at Hoboken). Competes with REDUX on Li-ion black-mass refining and active-material production at much larger scale and with broader product portfolio.
- Northvolt: Swedish battery cell manufacturer and recycling operator (parent of Hydrovolt JV). Overlaps with REDUX on Li-ion recycling processes and cathode-material recovery, while also being a potential customer for REDUX's recycled active mass.
- BASF: Global chemical company operating a battery-recycling black-mass processing prototype in Schwarzheide, Germany. Large incumbent with deep OEM relationships and capital, competing with REDUX on recovered active-material qualification for cell makers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
REDUX Recycling social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance6 records
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REDUX Recycling leadership team
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Profiles3 records
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Frequently asked questions about REDUX Recycling
What does REDUX Recycling do?
REDUX Recycling is a full-service lithium-ion battery recycling provider. It accepts all types of lithium-ion batteries (household, portable, electric vehicle, and battery manufacturing scrap including cathode material) from enterprise customers and processes them through discharge, disassembly, thermal pretreatment, and mechanical processing using a proprietary thermal-mechanical process. The Bremerhaven plant (10,000 tonnes/year, up to 5 tonnes/hour) achieves 95% metal recycling rates, recovers active mass containing nickel, cobalt, lithium and copper at industrial purity, and resells secondary raw materials such as aluminium, copper, stainless steel, and plastics.
Is REDUX Recycling a public or private company?
REDUX Recycling is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was REDUX Recycling founded?
REDUX Recycling was founded in 1997. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is REDUX Recycling based?
REDUX Recycling is headquartered in Bremerhaven, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does REDUX Recycling make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Battery recycling processing fees are the primary driver. The others are active mass sales and secondary raw materials.
Who are REDUX Recycling's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Duesenfeld, ACCUREC, Li-Cycle, Hydrovolt and Redwood Materials. Regional players are SungEel HiTech and Fortum. Broad incumbents are Umicore, Northvolt and BASF.
Does REDUX Recycling have an API?
No public API is recorded for REDUX Recycling.
What industry is REDUX Recycling in?
REDUX Recycling's product category is Battery Recycling Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIAIAF, Lithium-ion Battery Recycling (Mechanical, Hydro, Direct Recycling), with a secondary code of EUAFACAA, Collection, Logistics & Reverse Supply Chain (Transport, Sorting, Tracking). Its NAICS code is 56292 and its SIC code is 3341.