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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