REDUX Recycling

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.

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.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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)

Keywords

• Lithium-ion battery recycling
• Battery material recovery
• Active mass production
• Secondary raw materials
• Battery collection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremerhaven

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core 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

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Saubermacher AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian 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.
• EnergizerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne 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 projectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU 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 projectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch project dedicated to improving lithium-ion battery recycling effectiveness, focusing on thermal treatment and optimization. Also investigating recovery of phosphorous and graphite.
• Grazer Energie-AgenturminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner 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 DiTestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in second life battery research projects focused on testing and validation of battery second life applications.
• Smart Power and Energie SteiermarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in second life battery research collaborating on stationary energy storage applications using used electric vehicle batteries.
• Green Energy LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner 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

Direct 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

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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