recylex (metaleurop) - euro rscg

What recylex (metaleurop) - euro rscg does

Recylex S.A. is a publicly listed European industrial recycling company headquartered in Suresnes, France, and traded on Euronext Paris under ticker RCX. The group operates three distinct recycling business lines through its principal entity and wholly-owned subsidiary C2P: (i) collection and recycling of end-of-life lead-acid batteries to recover lead and polypropylene, (ii) recovery of zinc from electric arc furnace dust generated by European steel mills, and (iii) recycling and compounding of post-industrial and post-consumer polypropylene into more than 70 technical grade references. The company describes itself as a European specialist in circular-economy material recovery, with ISO 14001:2015 certification covering its battery recycling plants.

The technical backbone is a proprietary, in-house-patented battery grinding process that neutralizes battery acid and separates lead from polypropylene, delivering a stated 92% component recycling rate and 98% lead recovery. Zinc-bearing dust, containing 15% to 35% zinc, is processed in large rotating Waelz kilns to produce Waelz oxides supplied back to zinc producers as secondary raw material. C2P operates a compounding line at 260°C extrusion, taking collected, sorted, shredded, and granulated polypropylene waste and converting it into specification-grade compounds for downstream plastics manufacturers. Together, the three streams position Recylex as a vertically integrated hazardous-waste and material-recovery operator with regulatory licenses for transport and waste tracking built into its service offering.

The business model is B2B: Recylex serves industrial battery suppliers, electric arc steel mills, and plastics manufacturers across Europe under direct commercial relationships. Its service bundle includes on-site container provision, licensed transport, regulatory waste tracking documentation, and material processing at company-owned facilities, which creates a compliance-driven lock-in effect for industrial customers managing hazardous waste obligations. Revenue figures, pricing, and detailed customer mix are not publicly disclosed. The recylex.fr website also hosts a Paris Sportifs information portal providing editorial content and reviews of international bookmakers for French users, an unusual adjacency that adds a digital-content surface to an otherwise industrial business.

Name

recylex (metaleurop) - euro rscg

Legal name

Recylex S.A.

Website

https://recylex.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Recylex S.A. is a French, Euronext Paris-listed industrial recycler that recovers lead from used batteries, zinc from steel-mill dust, and polypropylene compounds for European industrial customers including battery suppliers, steel mills, and plastics manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Mechanical Recycling (Wash, Grind, Pelletize) (EUAIAKAB)

Keywords

• Lead battery recycling
• Zinc recovery services
• Polypropylene compounding
• Industrial waste recycling
• Circular economy materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Suresnes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Recylex is a European specialist in industrial recycling, operating three core business segments: (1) collection and recycling of used lead-acid batteries to recover lead and polypropylene using a patented grinding process achieving 92% component recycling and 98% lead recovery; (2) recycling of zinc-containing steel mill dust (15-35% zinc) via the Waelz furnace process into secondary raw materials; and (3) recycling and compounding of polypropylene waste through its C2P subsidiary into 70+ technical-grade compounds. The company also operates a French-language information portal covering sports betting operators.

Product overview

Recylex is a European specialist in industrial material recycling operating three core business segments: lead-acid battery recycling (recovering lead and polypropylène from used batteries with 92% component recycling and 98% lead recycling rates), zinc recycling (processing steel industry dust containing 15-35% zinc via the Waelz process), and polypropylène recycling through subsidiary C2P (producing over 70 technical compound grades). The company also operates a sports betting information portal providing reviews and guides about international betting operators accessible to French users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collecte et Recyclage des Batteries Plomb-Acide Collection and recycling service for used lead-acid batteries from industrial and vehicle end-of-life streams. The process neutralizes battery acid, grinds the batteries using a patented process designed by Recylex engineers, and separates lead from polypropylene. Achieves 92% component recycling and 98% lead recovery. Serves industrial battery suppliers and includes free container provision, licensed transport, and waste tracking documentation. Recycling plants are certified ISO 14001:2015.
• Recyclage et Valorisation du Zinc Industrial service for recycling zinc-bearing dust generated as a by-product of electric furnace steelmaking and galvanization. Dust containing 15% to 35% zinc is processed in giant rotating Waelz furnaces by specialized Recylex subsidiaries to produce Waelz oxides sold as secondary raw materials to zinc producers. Targets steel mills (aciéristes) requiring compliant disposal and value recovery from hazardous zinc-bearing dust.
• Recyclage et Valorisation du Polypropylène (C2P) End-to-end recycling and compounding service for post-industrial and post-consumer polypropylene waste (including bumpers, non-conforming products, and production scrap) operated through the wholly-owned C2P subsidiary. Services include collection, sorting, shredding, granulation, and extrusion at 260°C to produce over 70 technical-grade polypropylene compound references tailored to specific customer requirements in automotive, construction, and consumer goods manufacturing.
• Paris Sportifs (Sports Betting Information Portal) Editorial information portal providing news, guides, and reviews of sports betting operators accessible to French users, including non-ARJEL bookmakers, new betting sites, and foreign bookmakers, together with responsible gambling information.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of battery components recycled, 98% of lead recovered
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Umicore: Umicore is a Belgian materials technology and recycling group whose 'Closing the Loop' business includes end-of-life battery recycling, including lead-based streams, and recovery of specialty metals. It is the most direct European competitor to Recylex's lead-acid battery recycling line and shares the same hazardous-waste compliance environment.
• Boliden: Boliden is a Swedish metals and mining company operating European smelters that recover zinc and lead from primary and secondary feedstocks, including EAF dust. It overlaps Recylex's zinc-Waelz recovery and lead recycling lines with significantly greater scale and feedstock integration.
• Aurubis: Aurubis is a Hamburg-based multimetal processor with European smelter and recycling operations including lead and other non-ferrous recovery from industrial waste streams. Comparable to Recylex in regulated, permit-driven metal recovery, though at substantially larger scale across more metals.
• Eco-Bat Technologies: Eco-Bat is a privately held, UK-based lead-acid battery recycler operating smelters across Europe. It is among the closest direct competitors to Recylex's lead/PP battery recycling line, with overlapping customer base of battery manufacturers and collection networks.
• Zochem (Horsehead Holding lineage): Zochem is a North American zinc oxide producer historically linked to the Horsehead/Waelz ecosystem. It is directly comparable to Recylex's zinc-dust enrichment business using Waelz kiln technology to convert zinc-bearing industrial residues into secondary zinc oxide feed.
• MBA Polymers: MBA Polymers specialises in recycling post-consumer and end-of-life plastics into engineered PP, ABS, and other polymer resins sold to OEMs for demanding applications. It is directly comparable to C2P's PP compounding customisation model and grade-development approach.
• SARP Industries: SARP Industries is a French subsidiary of Séché Environnement specialising in hazardous industrial waste treatment and recovery, including industrial residues and metallic bearing streams. It is comparable to Recylex's regulated, permit-driven hazardous-waste business in the same French and European customer set.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Veolia operates one of Europe's largest hazardous and industrial waste management platforms, including battery and metal-bearing waste collection and processing. It competes with Recylex on feedstock sourcing for industrial waste streams and on-site services to large European customers, though as a broad portfolio incumbent rather than a recycling specialist.
• Suez (now part of Veolia): Suez historically operated European materials recovery and hazardous waste services and now sits within Veolia. Comparable to Recylex in collection-network scale and regulated-waste operations, though its industrial recycling sits within a much broader waste and water portfolio.
• Paprec Group: Paprec is a major French recycler with significant plastics recovery and compounding capabilities. Comparable to C2P's polypropylene compounding activity and broader plastics recycling at a much larger French and European scale.

Market position

Strengths1 record

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

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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