Baterpol S.A.

What Baterpol S.A. does

Baterpol S.A. is a Polish industrial company specializing in the collection, recycling, and refining of lead-acid battery scrap, lead scrap, and lead-containing raw materials. Founded in 1996 and operating as part of the diversified Boryszew Group (Grupa Boryszew), the company runs two co-located facilities in Silesia — the Battery Scrap Processing Plant (Zakład Przerobu Złomu Akumulatorowego) in Świętochłowice and the Lead Plant (Zakład Ołowiu) in Katowice — that together form a closed-loop recycling operation achieving over 95% mass utilization of battery scrap.

The production process integrates Italian ENGITEC TECHNOLOGIES CX technology for battery breaking and component separation (metallic fraction, polypropylene, lead paste, separators via flotation) with French BJ Industries rotary-tilt furnaces for smelting, supplemented by an in-house desulfurization line that reduces lead paste sulfur content from ~8% to under 1% and a crystallization stage producing Na2SO4 at >99.5% purity. Outputs include refined lead in three grades (Pb 985 R, Pb 970 R, Pb 940 R), custom lead alloys (with Sb, Sn, As, Ca, Se, Cu, Ag, S additions), crystalline sodium sulfate, and recycled polypropylene. The refining process at the Lead Plant is hermetically encapsulated to minimize occupational and atmospheric lead exposure, with ongoing employee blood-lead monitoring.

Baterpol operates a direct-sales model: it purchases scrap directly from enterprises and individuals across Poland using its own specialized hazardous-material transport fleet (including cash purchases at collection points) and sells refined products directly to industrial buyers through its commercial department, primarily lead-acid battery manufacturers for lead products and chemical, glass, paper, textile, and plastics manufacturers for sodium sulfate and polypropylene. Pricing on refined products is negotiated bilaterally; only scrap purchase prices are publicly listed (e.g., PLN 1,900/t for lead battery scrap with electrolyte as of early 2026). The company is registered as a public limited company (S.A.) with PLN 29,976,500 share capital, holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2024 certifications, and both plants are classified as high-risk industrial establishments (ZDR) under Polish environmental law.

Name

Baterpol S.A.

Legal name

BATERPOL S.A.

Website

https://baterpol.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baterpol S.A. is a Polish lead-acid battery recycler and secondary refined lead producer operating two integrated Silesian facilities as part of the Boryszew Group, supplying lead-acid battery, chemical, and plastics manufacturers with refined lead, alloys, sodium sulfate, and polypropylene.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Lead Production

akta.pro primary industry

Lead-Acid Battery Recycling (Breaking, Smelting, Refining) (EUAIAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pyrometallurgical Recycling (Smelting, Thermal Treatment) (EUAFACAE), Battery Materials Refining & Re-Manufacturing Feedstocks (Li, Ni, Co, Mn, Graphite Salts) (EUAIAIAJ), Battery Collection & Logistics (Sorting, Packaging, Transport Compliance) (EUAIAIAE), Battery Recycling & Materials Recovery (Li-ion, LFP, Flow, Lead-Acid) (EUAMALAE), Battery Scrap & Recycling Feedstock (Lead-Acid, Li-ion Black Mass Feedstock, NiMH) (IMAKAMAH)

Keywords

• Lead-acid battery recycling
• Secondary lead production
• Battery scrap collection
• Sodium sulfate production
• Lead alloy manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Katowice, Śląskie

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Scrap Battery Collection and Purchase: Baterpol purchases lead-acid battery scrap, raw lead, and lead-containing raw materials from businesses and individuals across Poland. Prices are set per tonne. This is a raw material input procurement activity that forms the basis of the company's recycling operations.
2. Refined Lead and Lead Alloy Sales: The company produces and sells refined lead (Pb 985 R, Pb 970 R, Pb 940 R grades) and custom lead alloys (with Sb, Sn, As, Ca, Se, Cu, Ag, S) to lead-acid battery manufacturers and other industrial customers. Primary revenue stream.
3. Sodium Sulfate Sales: Crystalline sodium sulfate (Na2SO4 >99.5%) produced as a byproduct of the desulfurization process, sold to the chemical, glass, paper, and textile industries.
4. Polypropylene Sales: Polypropylene recovered from battery casings, sold to plastic product manufacturers for use in producing regranulate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Baterpol S.A. collects and purchases battery scrap, lead scrap, and other lead-bearing raw materials and processes them at its Świętochłowice and Katowice plants into refined lead (grades Pb 985 R, Pb 970 R, Pb 940 R), custom-formulated lead alloys, crystalline sodium sulfate (Na2SO4 above 99.5%), and recovered polypropylene. The company sells these outputs to industrial buyers in the lead-acid battery, chemical, glass, paper, and textile sectors, closing the loop between spent batteries and new industrial inputs.

Product overview

Baterpol S.A. is a lead recycling and production company operating two facilities: a Battery Scrap Processing Plant in Świętochłowice and a Lead Plant in Katowice. The company offers a portfolio of four main products derived from battery recycling: refined lead (Ołów rafinowany) in three purity grades, custom lead alloys (Stopy ołowiu), crystalline sodium sulfate (Siarczan sodu), and polypropylene. The production process uses ENGITEC TECHNOLOGIES CX technology for battery disassembly and BJ Industries furnaces for smelting. Over 95% of battery scrap mass is economically utilized, with recovered lead used for refined lead and alloy production, while electrolyte and sulfur from desulfurized paste produce sodium sulfate for the chemical industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refined Lead (Ołów rafinowany) Refined lead produced in three specification grades — Pb 985 R, Pb 970 R, and Pb 940 R — at the Katowice Lead Plant using BJ Industries rotary-tilt smelting furnaces and hermetic refining. Sold to industrial buyers, primarily lead-acid battery manufacturers, as a primary raw material input.
• Custom Lead Alloys (Stopy ołowiu) Custom-formulated lead alloys produced at the Katowice Lead Plant to buyer-specified compositions, used by industrial customers for lead-acid battery grids and other specialized metallurgical applications.
• Crystalline Sodium Sulfate (Siarczan sodu) Crystalline sodium sulfate (Na2SO4 above 99.5%) recovered as a by-product from the desulfurization stage of lead refining and sold to chemical, glass, paper, and textile manufacturers as a process chemical input.
• Polypropylene (Polipropylen) Polypropylene recovered from battery casings at the Świętochłowice Battery Scrap Processing Plant and sold to plastics compounders and molders as a recycled-content polymer input.
• Battery Scrap Collection and Recycling Service Buy-back and collection service for spent lead-acid batteries, lead scrap, and other lead-bearing raw materials, using Baterpol's own collection fleet and the ENGITEC CX battery-breaking line at the Świętochłowice facility to prepare feedstock for the Katowice lead plant.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% of battery scrap mass economically utilized through recycling
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and supporting.

• Trigon Dom Maklerski S.A.minorOthers · 2 November 2020Trigon Dom Maklerski S.A. was appointed to maintain the shareholder register of Baterpol S.A., following the company's transition to dematerialized shares in 2020.
• ENGITEC TECHNOLOGIES S.p.A.coreTechnology or IntegrationItalian technology provider supplying the CX battery-breaking and component separation technology used at Baterpol's Battery Scrap Processing Plant. This technology is the core of the company's battery recycling process, enabling separation of metallic fraction, polypropylene, lead paste, and separators through flotation.
• BJ Industries (France)coreTechnology or IntegrationFrench manufacturer of fully automated rotary-tilt smelting furnaces used at Baterpol's facilities for smelting the metallic fraction and desulfurized lead paste into raw lead.
• Boryszew GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaterpol S.A. is part of the Boryszew Group. The company mentions operating within the Group, with data shared within the Boryszew Group structure. The TUV certification displayed on the website references the Boryszew Group.
• Technical Universities and Research InstitutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaterpol actively collaborates with leading research centers and technical universities for joint R&D projects, knowledge exchange, and the development of new recycling technologies. These partnerships also involve the company's customers, particularly leaders in automotive battery manufacturing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurubis: Major European non-ferrous metals recycler and smelter with lead refining operations alongside copper recycling. Overlapping capability in secondary lead production and refining, though lead is one segment of a much broader multi-metals portfolio.
• Clarios: World's largest automotive battery manufacturer with integrated closed-loop lead recycling across its global operations. A Baterpol customer-type relationship in the value chain — both producer and recycler of lead-acid batteries.
• Exide Technologies: European-headquartered lead-acid battery manufacturer with own recycling infrastructure. Comparable as both a downstream customer of secondary lead and as a vertically integrated recycler within the same value chain.
• EnerSys: Global industrial battery manufacturer with reserve power, motive power, and aerospace battery lines. Source of lead-acid demand and a downstream buyer of refined lead, with internal recycling capabilities for strategic supply security.
• Boliden: Swedish metals mining and smelting group with lead recycling operations. Comparable in pyrometallurgical process technology and refining capacity, though primarily a diversified base-metals operator.
• Umicore: Belgian materials technology and recycling group with significant battery materials and recycling operations. Comparable in closed-loop metals recovery from batteries, though its portfolio spans precious metals, catalysis, and EV cathode materials rather than specializing in lead-acid.

Regional players

• Gravita India: India-based lead-acid battery recycler with smelting and refining operations across multiple geographies. Comparable process technology and product mix, though operating in a fundamentally different regional market and regulatory environment.

Direct peers

• Campine: Belgian recycler specializing in lead and antimony recovery from used lead-acid batteries. Direct peer in the European secondary-lead space, with comparable pyrometallurgical recycling process and end-product focus on refined lead and alloys.
• ECOBAT: Europe's largest lead-acid battery recycler, operating multiple smelters and collection networks across Europe. Most directly comparable to Baterpol in business model, feedstock strategy, and end-product mix (refined lead, alloys, polypropylene).
• Recylex: French lead-acid battery recycler with smelting and refining capabilities producing refined lead and polypropylene from spent batteries. Direct competitor in the European lead recycling value chain, though currently undergoing financial restructuring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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