SungEel HiTech

SungEel HiTech, founded in 2000 in Gunsan, South Korea, is a global leader in lithium-ion battery recycling. Using advanced hydrometallurgical processes, they recover over 95% of materials like nickel, cobalt, and lithium. Operating worldwide, they support the EV industry with sustainable, high-purity materials.

Company Location

Country:

South Korea

City:

Gunsan

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Company Overview

SungEel HiTech is a global leader in lithium‐ion battery recycling and sustainable material production. Founded in 2000 and based in Gunsan, South Korea, the company’s mission is to transform finite resources into infinite ones by supporting the electric vehicle industry and reducing environmental impact through circular economy practices.

Battery Technology

SungEel HiTech uses advanced hydrometallurgical processes, including specialized discharge, dismantling, and component separation, to recover high‐purity materials (nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, lithium carbonate, manganese sulfate, electrolytic metals) from end‐of‐life batteries and manufacturing scrap. Their 100% circulatory recycling system generates no wastewater and reduces carbon emissions by 40–67% compared to traditional extraction, supporting capacity for approximately 400,000 EVs annually.

Products

High‐purity battery materials produced for new battery manufacturing, including nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, lithium carbonate, manganese sulfate, and electrolytic metals, with annual production capacity to supply materials for about 400,000 electric vehicles.

Recent Projects

2024 recycling park development in Indiana, United States (second North American facility) to begin operations in 2025, producing materials for 100,000 EVs annually; planned hydrometallurgical post‐treatment plants in Hungary, Germany, and France to comply with EU black mass export regulations.

Investors

SJ Investment Partners is identified as an investor.

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