URT’s core technology centers on lithium-ion battery recycling developed since 2011, featuring inert mechanical shredding in a nitrogen atmosphere, vacuum drying to recover electrolytes, airlock and plant sealing systems for controlled environments, advanced separation technologies for metals, plastics and black mass, high automation for monitoring and efficiency, and compliance with TA-Luft and Basel Convention standards. Its thermomechanical process recovers over 98% of black mass, preserving lithium for reuse.
URT supplies customized machinery and plants for WEEE recycling, including complex recycling plants, specialized refrigerator disposal systems, and industrial lithium-ion battery recycling plants. Key features include explosion prevention measures (ATEX compliant), inert shredding units, vacuum drying modules, separation systems, and automated control for efficient processing.
Since 2024, URT commissioned its seventh industrial lithium-ion battery recycling plant at the Erlos Produktion und Montagen facility in Zwickau, Germany (3,500 tpa capacity) and is constructing plants in Poland for Elemental Strategic Metals Sp. Z o.o., in Israel for Mili Recycling with Colmobil, and in Meppen, Germany for RE.LION.BAT Circular GmbH.
The company is privately owned by its founders, Peter Heßler and Thomas Gundersdorf, with no external investors.
