BASF / Suez JV Schwarzheide Recycling


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BASF / Suez JV Schwarzheide Recycling

[Last updated: Apr 2026]


This battery recycler is part of the advanced manufacturing circularity ecosystem.

Operator: BASF / Suez JV
Facility: Schwarzheide Recycling
Location: Schwarzheide Brandenburg
Country: Germany
Type: Recycler
Capacity: 5000 tons/yt
Input chemistry: NMC+NCA
Products: Battery Battery-grade Ni / Co / Li salts~BASF CAM
Status: Operational
Opened: 2023
Investment: $B USD
Customers: BMW / BASF customers
OEM Partnership: BMW primary
EU mandate: Yes
Geo risk: LOW

Supply chain notes:
BASF + Suez closed-loop recycling JV; co-located with BASF Schwarzheide CAM plant; black mass to battery salts to CAM on single site; EU Battery Regulation model facility..


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