What we offer

Efficient battery collection, battery recycling, and lithium-ion battery disposal solutions

A safe, sustainable solution for your end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.

Certified transport
State-of-health testing
Reuse or resource recovery
Traceable, closed-loop recycling

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Comprehensive battery recycling services

At Stena Recycling, we offer a wide range of battery recycling services. We provide services for sorting and collecting used batteries as well as waste left over from battery production.

We also offer recycling and safe transportation of used and damaged lithium-ion batteries and production waste to our certified battery recycling facilities. Here, all lithium-ion batteries are tested for reusability. Batteries that can’t be reused and any production waste are recycled into new high-quality raw materials.

Why choose Stena Recycling for battery recycling?

1. Closed loop system

We can collect your waste material and recycle it into high-quality recycled raw materials for use in the production of new batteries.

2. Safe & sustainable operations

Our recycling facilities are powered by renewable energy and our processes are energy efficient – making them safe for employees and the environment.

3. Industrial Capacity

With our advanced recycling processes, we regularly receive and handle waste material on an industrial level – safely and efficiently.

4. European presence

We have certified recycling facilities in several countries and can offer coverage in large parts of Europe.

5. Total waste management

As well as battery recycling, we can also take care of other waste streams, e.g. contaminated water from battery production.

1. Collection of used lithium-ion batteries

2. Safe dismantling of housing & State of Health testing

3. Document serial numbers and analysis results

4. High voltage work: prepare & document

5. Deep discharge

6. Mechanical breakdown

7. Black mass refined & materials extracted by our expert partners

8. Recycled raw materials ready for use in new battery production

Discover the future of battery recycling

How do you dispose of your end-of-life lithium-ion batteries?

The number of battery-powered products being manufactured globally is growing rapidly – from smart devices and home appliances to power tools and electric cars. And as our world turns electric, one of the biggest challenges to emerge is how to responsibly take care of used lithium-ion batteries in a safe, circular way that complies with all relevant environmental legislation. At Stena Recycling, we work together with battery manufacturers, automotive OEMs and across industries to ensure that used lithium-ion batteries and production waste such as battery cells, copper foil, aluminium and plastic are recycled or reused safely and responsibly – in a way that benefits your business and the environment.

We currently operate certified Battery Centers for testing, recycling and reuse in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland and Norway. The facility in Norway opened during 2024 and a new facility is planned for Italy. This combination of investment and ambition enables us to recycle and reuse lihium-ion batteries on an industrial level from countries all over Europe. In European countries where Stena Recycling doesn’t operate, we work with trusted logistics partners who can collect your used lithium-ion batteries if the volume is substantial enough. The batteries are then safely transported to the nearest country with a certified Stena Recycling battery facility.

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Turning End-of-Life batteries into energy and raw Materials

After rigorous testing, all lithium-ion batteries that are deemed safe for reuse are documented and marked for traceability. They are then prepared for safe transportation before beginning a second life in new applications such as energy storage systems. Any batteries that can’t be reused are safely discharged, dismantled, and high levels of valuable material extracted. All types of lithium-ion batteries like LTO, LFP, LMO, NMC, LCO and NCA can be recycled, while the residual energy extracted from the batteries is either fed back to the grid or used in our recycling processes. With our advanced recycling processes we can recover plastic, aluminium and copper. But most importantly, we can also extract critical resources such as lithium, cobalt and nickel in what is called black mass.

The black mass is then further refined by our expert partners and valuable materials extracted using a hydrometallurgical process. The extracted material is then recycled for use in new batteries. We can arrange for one of our expert partners to refine the black mass for you, creating a closed loop, or we can deliver it to be refined by your own partner. In the proposed EU battery regulation, new lithium-ion batteries must contain a minimum of 12% cobalt, 4% lithium, and 4% nickel from non-virgin materials. Thanks to our investment and advanced processes, we can influence how much recycled raw material battery manufacturers use in their batteries and help reach this goal.

Did you know this about battery recycling?

Starting 2023, all EV batteries must have a QR code and a Battery Identification Number (BIN) that provides unique information about the battery.

By 2026, it is planned that each battery will have a battery passport with information about the battery’s origin, characteristics, usage, and health.

By the beginning of 2030, all batteries must contain a minimum of 12% cobalt, 85% lead, 4% lithium, and 4% nickel from non-virgin materials.

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Transparency and other battery recycling trends

Traceability – knowing what a product is made of and where it comes from – is a key part of sustainability. So, when it comes to lithium-ion batteries, manufacturers, customers and partners want to be able to follow a battery throughout its entire lifecycle. At Stena Recycling, we collect as much information as possible about the lithium-ion batteries that we handle. We then label each battery so that it is easily traceable in the future.

Want to buy recycled raw materials?

Stena Metal International together with Stena Recycling’s markets across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Poland, materials are processed, inspected, and customized for top quality. Many metals come from Stena Recycling’s shredding and granulation facilities, where recycled metal quality is continuously assured.

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Want to make your business more circular?

Stena Circular Consulting’s services cover key aspects of the circular economy, specializing in circular product design, zero waste initiatives, circular system design, and integrating circularity into clients’ strategies while ensuring regulatory compliance.

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Circular management of electric car batteries

See how Stena Recycling examines, discharges and then recycles or reuses batteries from electric cars.

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Recycling lithium-ion batteries from used electronics

At the Stena Nordic Recycling Center, small batteries from used electronics become resources for new batteries.

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Designing batteries for circularity

As well as helping you reuse and recycle used lithium-ion batteries, we can help you design new batteries to be more circular from the start.

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We invest in the future of battery recycling

To meet current and future demands of battery recycling, we are establishing seven new battery centers across Europe and creating exciting new partnerships.

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Recycling of vehicle batteries

Stena Recycling is committed to becoming a leading player in Europe in the area of recycling and reuse of lithium-ion batteries for vehicle batteries.

Read more about challanges and opportunities of vehicle battery recycling on our web page or download our position paper below. Discover how we can enable the automotive industry’s transition to more circular solutions.

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Frequently asked questions

We have collected some frequently asked questions about the future of battery recycling.

We receive many interesting questions regarding the future of battery recycling. Here, we have collected some questions and answers. The answers are provided by the experts who participated in our Future of Battery Recycling event and Stena Recycling’s R&D department.

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Stena Recycling’s industry solutions

At Stena Recycling, we provide sustainable solutions for tens of thousands of customers across a wide range of industries – from retail, manufacturing and public sector to processing, infrastructure, automotive and end-of-life vehicles.

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