Bend Oregon Direct+Second Life

OnTo Technology · Bend, USA · Cathode material

Battery recycling plant operated by OnTo Technology in Bend, USA. Status: operational.

Bend Oregon Direct+Second Life: recycling plant illustration with pack, shredder, black mass, leach tanks and salt bags; Cathode material, status operational, USA Cathode material Operational USA
Capacity
1,000 t/yr
Process
Direct recycling + refurbishment
Output
Cathode material
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: status carried from the legacy record

Process: direct recycling + refurbishment. Capacity: 1,000 t/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).

OnTo Technology direct recycling + second-life triage; modules assessed - viable~refurbishment; degraded~direct recycling for CAM recovery; closed-loop approach.

Customers and offtakers: Ford / multiple OEMs evaluating.

Plant record

Plant record

Bend Oregon Direct+Second Life (OnTo Technology)
CompanyOnTo Technology
PlantBend Oregon Direct+Second Life
CityBend
State or provinceOregon
CountryUSA
TypeRecycler + second life
Processdirect recycling + refurbishment
Output stagecathode material
Input chemistriesNMC, LFP
Output productsRelithiated CAM + refurbished modules
Capacity (t/yr input)1000
Capacity basisLegacy figure; not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status noteStatus carried from the legacy record; not re-verified
Scalepilot
Start year2022
Investment (US$ billion)0.0
Customers and offtakersFord / multiple OEMs evaluating
OEM partnershipsFord
Under EU Battery RegulationNo
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

In context

Where it fits

Listed in EV Battery Recycling Facilities. Recyclers are compared on where they stop: shredding to black mass, smelting to alloy, or refining to battery-grade salts that go back into cathode plants; only refining keeps the metal in the region. See Battery Recycling for the process and the market.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Bend Oregon Direct+Second Life (OnTo Technology)
Sources
ElectronsX recycling dataset; company disclosures
Updated
2026-10