Multiple US+EU Sites

Ecobat · USA, Germany, UK · Black mass

Battery recycling plant operated by Ecobat in USA, Germany, UK. Status: operational.

Multiple US+EU Sites: recycling plant illustration with pack, shredder, black mass, leach tanks and salt bags; Black mass, status operational, USA, Germany, UK Black mass Operational USA, Germany, UK
Capacity
10,000 t/yr
Process
Mechanical + hydrometallurgy
Output
Black mass
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: status carried from the legacy record

Process: mechanical + hydrometallurgy. Capacity: 10,000 t/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).

Ecobat (formerly Ecobat Technologies / East Penn); lead-acid heritage transitioning to Li-ion; multiple US and EU sites; collection network strength; Li-ion processing growing alongside legacy Pb-acid.

Customers and offtakers: Multiple OEMs.

Plant record

Plant record

Multiple US+EU Sites (Ecobat)
CompanyEcobat
PlantMultiple US+EU Sites
CityMultiple
State or provinceMultiple
CountryUSA, Germany, UK
TypeRecycler
Processmechanical + hydrometallurgy
Output stageblack mass
Input chemistriesAll Li-ion, Lead acid
Output productsBlack mass + Pb recovery
Capacity (t/yr input)10000
Capacity basisLegacy figure; not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status noteStatus carried from the legacy record; not re-verified
Scalecommercial
Start year2020
Investment (US$ billion)0.2
Customers and offtakersMultiple OEMs
Under EU Battery RegulationPartial
Geopolitical exposureLOW
Record updated2026-10

Official site: ecobat.com

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.

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Multiple US+EU Sites (Ecobat)
Sources
ElectronsX recycling dataset; company disclosures
Updated
2026-10