Mercedes-Benz has broken ground on a new battery recycling plant in Kuppenheim, Germany.
The new plant is expected to cut the firm's resource consumption and establish a closed-loop for the recycling of battery raw materials. It is expected to start mechanical dismantling of electric vehicle batteries by the end of 2023, while a new hydrometallurgy pilot plant will be established at the site few months later.
Mercedes-Benz plans to have the recycling factory in Kuppenheim cover every step of the recycling process in the future. This will include the shredding and drying and processing of battery-grade materials, to the reintegration of recyclates into the production of new batteries, and expects the site to have a material recovery rate of more than 96%.
The pilot plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 2,500 tonnes, facilitating the production of more than 50,000 battery modules for new Mercedes-Benz models.
The new plant is expected to cut the firm's resource consumption and establish a closed-loop for the recycling of battery raw materials. It is expected to start mechanical dismantling of electric vehicle batteries by the end of 2023, while a new hydrometallurgy pilot plant will be established at the site few months later.
Mercedes-Benz plans to have the recycling factory in Kuppenheim cover every step of the recycling process in the future. This will include the shredding and drying and processing of battery-grade materials, to the reintegration of recyclates into the production of new batteries, and expects the site to have a material recovery rate of more than 96%.
The pilot plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 2,500 tonnes, facilitating the production of more than 50,000 battery modules for new Mercedes-Benz models.
