What Stibat does

Stibat, operating under the legal name Stichting Batterijen, is a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting) that serves as the statutory Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for batteries and accumulators placed on the Dutch market. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, the organization fulfills mandatory producer compliance obligations under Dutch law, enabling every producer and importer of batteries and accumulators to meet their legal reporting and recycling responsibilities. Following its January 2024 merger with Stichting OPEN, Stibat now operates within an integrated organization that also covers electrical equipment and e-waste producer responsibility, expanding the scope from batteries alone to a unified e-waste and battery compliance scheme.

The organization's core products are web-based portal systems — MyBatbase NL for battery producer registration and MyOPEN for broader electrical equipment producer responsibility — through which companies submit periodic statements (monthly, quarterly, or annually) of battery quantities placed on the Dutch market. These submissions are aggregated into total weight reports submitted to the Dutch government and form the basis for invoicing of management contributions (beheerbijdrage). Physical collection and recycling is coordinated through the Wecycle sub-brand, which operates a nationwide network of retail and municipal drop-off points and certified recycling partners. Strategic partnerships with Stichting EPAC (portable batteries) and Stichting Autobatterij Recycling (ARN, car batteries) enable category-specific compliance coverage, with joint invoicing capabilities.

The business model is a regulated subscription-style contribution scheme: producers and importers pay management fees proportional to the weight and type of batteries they place on the Dutch market, with invoices issued based on periodic portal submissions. The organization is sales-led, reaching customers through direct account management and portal-based communications. With 11–50 employees post-merger and full national market coverage mandated by law, Stibat operates as a monopoly compliance scheme for Dutch battery producer responsibility, with no private equity, venture capital, or public ownership structures evidenced in the available data.

Name

Stibat

Legal name

Stichting Batterijen

Website

https://stibat.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stibat (Stichting Batterijen) is a Dutch non-profit Producer Responsibility Organization that administers mandatory battery compliance, registration, and recycling services for all producers and importers placing batteries on the Dutch market, now operating within the merged Stichting OPEN umbrella covering e-waste and batteries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Battery Producer Responsibility Compliance

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Supplier Engagement & Value-Chain Decarbonization Programs (EUABAKAE)

Keywords

• Battery compliance services
• Producer responsibility scheme
• Battery recycling coordination
• E-waste collection
• Dutch regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Zoetermeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Contributions (Beheerbijdrage): Stibat charges producers and importers a management fee (beheerbijdrage) for battery collection and recycling services. Invoices are issued based on periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) submissions of battery quantities placed on the market. Invoices under 5 euros are not sent to annual participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stibat (Stichting Batterijen) is a Dutch non-profit foundation that fulfills statutory battery producer responsibility obligations in the Netherlands. It operates online portals (MyBatbase NL and MyOPEN) through which producers and importers register and report quantities of batteries and accumulators placed on the Dutch market, pay management contributions (beheerbijdrage), and receive annual reporting submitted to the Dutch government. The organization also coordinates the physical collection, reuse, maintenance, refurbishment, and recycling of spent batteries and accumulators through a network of collection partners under the Wecycle brand.

Product overview

Stibat operates as part of Stichting OPEN (Stichting Organisatie Producentenverantwoordelijkheid E-waste Nederland) following a January 2024 merger with Stichting Batterijen. The organization offers a unified portfolio of producer responsibility compliance services centered on two main web portals: MyBatbase NL for battery producer registration and reporting, and MyOPEN for electrical equipment producer registration. The Wecycle sub-brand handles physical collection and recycling of e-waste and batteries through a network of retail and municipal partners. Together, these products enable producers and importers to meet their statutory obligations for reporting and recycling of batteries and electrical equipment placed on the Dutch market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyBatbase NL Online portal where producers and importers register the quantity of batteries and accumulators first placed on the Dutch market and submit periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) statements. Used to invoice management contributions and to report total battery weights to the Dutch government.
• MyOPEN Online portal from the merged Stichting OPEN organization that lets producers register, manage producer responsibility obligations, and submit reports for electrical equipment and batteries placed on the Dutch market.
• Wecycle Sub-brand that operates a national network of collection points for e-waste, electrical equipment, and batteries, coordinating recycling through certified partners across the Netherlands.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Stichting OPENflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Merger partner combining e-waste and battery producer responsibility. As of January 1, 2024, Stichting Batterijen (Stibat) merged with Stichting OPEN to create unified organization for collecting and recycling electrical waste and batteries. Benefits include streamlined collection processes, larger helpdesk and backoffice, optimized logistics, and unified communication with consumers and businesses.
• Stichting EPACcoreOthersCollaborating organization that may issue invoices to producers alongside Stichting Batterijen for battery management contributions.
• Stichting Autobatterij Recycling (ARN)coreOthersCollaborating organization specializing in car battery recycling. May issue joint invoices with Stichting Batterijen for management contributions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Valpak: UK-based compliance scheme provider covering packaging, batteries, and WEEE. Provides a useful structural comparison as a UK post-Brexit battery compliance operator outside the EU framework.
• Corepile: French producer responsibility organization dedicated to portable battery collection and recycling. Operates under French EPR law with a mandate similar to Stibat's role in the Netherlands.
• Recupel: Belgian compliance scheme for electrical equipment and batteries. Closely comparable to the post-merger Stichting OPEN/Stibat structure, offering combined e-waste and battery producer responsibility services.
• Ecotic: Belgian producer responsibility organization for batteries and e-waste. Operates under a near-identical legal framework to Stibat (Dutch-language adjacent jurisdiction) and serves as a direct structural comparison.
• GRS Batterien: German collective take-back system (Stiftung) for batteries, comparable in structure to Stibat. Serves the German market under the German Battery Act with the same producer responsibility model, useful as a comparable peer for operational benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• ERP (European Recycling Platform): Pan-European producer responsibility organization offering compliance schemes across multiple countries and waste streams, including batteries. Represents a broader, multi-jurisdictional competitor to national PROs like Stibat.

Direct peers

• Stichting EPAC: Collaborating Dutch foundation that may co-issue invoices with Stichting Batterijen for portable battery management contributions. Operates in the same Dutch EPR compliance space with overlapping producer relationships.
• Stichting OPEN (now merged with Stibat): Direct peer and merger partner handling producer responsibility for electrical equipment/e-waste in the Netherlands. As of January 2024, Stichting Batterijen (Stibat) merged into Stichting OPEN, so they are now the same legal entity under different historical labels.
• Wecycle: Sub-brand of Stichting OPEN handling physical e-waste and battery collection network across the Netherlands. The collection infrastructure that operationalizes Stibat's compliance mandate.
• ARN (Stichting Autobatterij Recycling): Dutch foundation specializing in car/automotive battery recycling. Jointly issues management contribution invoices with Stichting Batterijen and operates within the same Dutch producer responsibility framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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