Pioneer in lithium-ion battery recycling using advanced hydrometallurgical and mechanical processes at Europe’s first large-scale EV battery recycling plant in Halmstad (4 tons/hr capacity) and an upcoming 2024 plant in Ausenfjellet (3,000 tons/year). Technologies include AI-driven diagnostics, machine vision sorting, proprietary disassembly, and high-purity hydrometallurgical leaching to recover over 95% of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
Material recycling services, strategic circular consulting, secure data destruction, and specialized EV battery management services including large-scale recycling operations and second-life repurposing solutions for energy storage.
2023: Launch of Halmstad EV battery recycling plant; 2024: Development of Ausenfjellet recycling plant in Norway; 2023: Partnership with Nynas for transformer oil recycling; March 2025: Collaboration with Nissan on second-life EV battery applications.
Stena Recycling is privately owned by Stena Metall Group and the Olsson family; Dan Sten Olsson holds 51.0% of the shares. In 2022, Quantum Capital Partners acquired its German unit, Rekular GmbH. There are no other public equity investments.
