Cellcycle

Cellcycle, the UK’s leading carbon-neutral battery recycler, utilizes advanced direct and bio-based methods to recover critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries while driving sustainable circular economy practices.

Company Location

Country:

United Kingdom

City:

Manchester

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Company Overview

Cellcycle is the United Kingdom’s leading carbon-neutral recycling company focused on the sustainable recycling and reuse of lithium-ion batteries and related materials. Established in 2020 as a division of the SER Group, Cellcycle operates from Manchester, North West England, with two Environment Agency–approved facilities and significant annual processing capacity. As part of the SER Group, a specialist in IT and electronic waste recycling, Cellcycle’s mission is to minimize environmental impact while recovering valuable resources and contributing to a circular battery economy in the UK and beyond.

Battery Technology

Cellcycle’s processes include safe collection, transportation and handling of batteries under ADR regulations, followed by testing, discharging, dismantling and material recovery. Key technologies include a direct recycling process introduced in 2025 for energy-efficient recovery of high-quality materials, the LithiumCycle™ biotechnological process piloted since 2024 using bacteria for extraction of lithium, cobalt and nickel, and conventional hydrometallurgical and solvent extraction methods for recovering hydroxides and carbonates.

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Recent Projects

2024 pilot commercialization of the LithiumCycle™ bio-remediation recycling process; 2025 scaling of direct recycling capabilities to increase capacity and improve environmental performance, supported by Innovate UK.

Investors

Investors include parent company SER Group and key funding from Innovate UK via a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Coventry University.

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