The German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce is organizing virtual B2B meetings between German battery recycling companies and Finnish market players from September 28th to October 2nd, 2020. The document provides descriptions of 10 German companies operating in the battery recycling sector, including their areas of expertise and the types of Finnish organizations they are looking to meet. These companies specialize in areas like mechanical recycling processes, battery data platforms, shockwave battery dismantling, precious metal recovery, and cathode material refining.

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The German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce will arrange virtual
B2B-meetings to connect the following German companies with
Finnish market players
Virtual business delegation of German
companies active in the battery recycling
sector 28.9-2.10.2020

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BHS-Sonthofen GmbH is an owner-operated group of companies specialized in machinery and plant
engineering. The group offers mechanical process technology solutions and consulting services for mechanical
and thermal process technology with a focus on filtration, mixing & crushing, recycling, as well as drying and
reaction processes.
The Recycling & Environment division of BHS-Sonthofen has developed an efficient and reliable process for
recycling accumulators and batteries in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. The end products are
aluminum, high-grade copper concentrates and pure black mass, which contains lithium salts, manganese,
cobalt or nickel depending on the type of battery. All three fractions are immediately ready for remarketing.
BHS-Sonthofen is headquartered in Sonthofen, Germany. The Group has a global presence, with more than
470 employees and nine subsidiaries.
BHS-Sonthofen GmbH
www.bhs-sonthofen.com/en
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Battery recyclers
 Battery producers
 Battery take back systems
 Research partners

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Circunomics is a connected battery data marketplace. A dedicated platform for safe and simple exchange of
connected battery data to enable an ecosystem of services, applications, and transaction models.
Circunomics is building a symbiotic system integrating a hardware tracking device, a neutral cloud
environment, and a commercial layer to enable OEMs to build Circularity into their batteries. By gathering and
analysing large amounts of battery and contextual data, the company can optimize the full value and supply
chain of the battery economy for every market participants’ profit.
OEMS and recyclers can seamlessly identify and track the battery throughout its lifecycle and the Circunomics
battery passport will act as a quality seal enabling end-users to identify and measure the sustainability and
environmental impact of the battery including its material provenance, greenhouse gas emissions, and battery
chemistry.
Circunomics GmbH
www.circunomics.com
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Recyclers
 Battery producers
 OEMs
 Energy producers

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ImpulsTec GmbH is a high-tech company engaged in the construction and marketing of pulsed-power systems
and components for high-voltage pulse technology.
The core business of ImpulsTec is the construction and sales of industrial shock-wave systems for material
fragmentation and recycling. The shock wave fragmentation process can be used to treat devices containing
hazardous industrial materials into their individual components, so that the valuable substances can be
separated from the hazardous parts and recovered.
Since the process is conducted within a fluid fragmentation medium, Li-ion battery cells can be safely
dismantled, which also offers the possibility of functional recycling of the recovered active material as well as
material-based recycling of the components.
ImpulsTec GmbH
www.impulstec.com/en/
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Battery producers
 Battery recyclers
 Other recycling companies, who organise the recycling
themselves

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Lars Walch GmbH & Co. KG is your professional partner for storage, processing and recycling, all the way
through to recirculation.
The company recycles precious metals, electrical scrap, medical equipment, manufacturing waste, and
components from wind power systems and industrial plants. The company recovers the valuable materials
that they contain and puts them back into commercial circulation.
The company ensures that all the lithium-ion batteries from electric or hybrid cars and their components are
recycled in an appropriate manner. The efficient recovery of lithium from batteries is currently being
researched. Lars Walch GmbH & Co. KG is also involved in research and development in this area.
Lars Walch GmbH & Co. KG
https://walch-recycling.de/en/home/
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Battery producers
 Manufacturers and processors of oxides

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Nickelhütte Aue GmbH is specialized in the recycling of waste materials containing non-ferrous metals such as
Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Vanadium and Molybdenum. The company is also interested in precious metals
containing spent catalysts from chemical and pharmaceutical industries but also from petrochemical
industries and from hydrogenation processes of oils and fats.
Nickelhütte is are also able to treat other kinds of residues like ashes, dusts, grindings, liquids, slurries and
sludge’s if they contain one or a combination of the metals above.
The company also recycles lithium and nickel metal hybrid batteries and offers treatment and handling of
critical and non-critical batteries, a complete transport solution according to ADR regulation and packaging
solutions for all types of lithium and NiMh-batteries.
Nickelhütte Aue GmbH
https://nickelhuette.com/index.asp
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Battery producers
 Car producers
 Black mass producers

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Redux GmbH is a leading battery recycling specialist and offers the recycling of lithium-ion batteries as well as
portable and consumer batteries.
The company offers customized solutions tailored to your needs, from collection to recycling. Redux uses its
own patented processes with an overall recycling efficiency of over 90%. When recycling lithium-ion batteries,
the sorting accuracy is over 60%.
Thanks to the modern recycling method, valuable materials such as stainless steel, aluminium, copper, plastic
and active materials can be recovered from the cells of each lithium ion battery. For the best results, the
company separates enclosures, electronics, and modules and handles them carefully.
Redux GmbH
https://www.redux-recycling.com/en/
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Battery recyclers
 Battery take back systems
 Output partners, who are interested in zinc, manganese,
cobalt or substances containing nickel

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Resourcify GmbH is a software company in the waste and recycling sector. The company has developed a
recycling software for enterprises and recyclers.
For enterprises Resourcify has a recycling management software that connects businesses online with their
recycling partners to bundle the ordering, administration, accounting and reporting of waste and recyclables
digitally in one place online.
For recyclers Resourcify has a software that connects the customers, sales and logistic departments together
for seamless and profitable customer service and operations. It helps to automate a digital customer service –
from ordering to invoicing.
Resourcify GmbH
https://www.resourcify.de/
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Take back systems
 Recyclers
 Manufacturing companies, who produce valuable products
and would like to have them returned

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Skeleton Technologies GmbH is the global technology leader in ultracapacitor energy storage in automotive,
transportation, grid and industrial application.
The company’s patented curved graphene is changing the world of energy storage. The manufacturing
technology enables Skeleton to deliver ground-breaking energy storage solutions with market leading power
and energy density.
The ultracapacitors are up to 60 times more powerful than batteries and can charge and discharge in only
fractions of a second, making them perfect for applications that require bursts of high power. They are
incredibly power-dense and compact products that reliably and safely deliver over a million cycles.
Skeleton Technologies GmbH
www.skeletontech.com
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Elevator companies
 Car producers
 Wind, sun and other electricity companies
 Energy storage companies

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Umicore AG & Co. KG is a global materials technology and recycling Group. It focuses on application areas and
specializes in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy. Its activities are organized in three business groups:
Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling.
Umicore offers dismantling of battery packs, combined with the recycling and refinery to high purity cobalt
and nickel chemicals. Umicore can handle all different types of materials over the full value chain of the
battery production and end of life material. Combined with its cathode production unit, Umicore can close the
loop and offer a full service.
Umicore is currently active in the Finnish market in the refinery in Kokkola, where they refine cobalt and nickel
from batteries.
Umicore AG & Co. KG
https://www.umicore.com/en/
The company is interested in meeting the following players:
 Battery producers
 Battery take back systems
 Electronic and automotive OEMs

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Interested in a virtual B2B-meeting? Get in touch!
www.ahkfinnland.de
SARA KARBASI
Market Entry & Business
Development
AHK Finnland
050 349 3207
sara.karbasi@dfhk.fi