History
1995
- Foundation of Accurec
1997
- Inauguration of plant Mülheim for recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries
2001
- Installation of second furnace – expanding from 500 to 1,000 t/y
2004
- Diversification to recycling of NiMH batteries
2010
- Installation of furnace 3 & 4, expansion of capacity to 4,000 t/y NiCd and NiMH
2011
- R&D Li-Ion portable batteries
2013
- R&D automotive Li-Ion batteries
2015
- Start construction Lithium-battery recycling facility in Krefeld / North-Rhine-Westphalia
2016
- Opening plant and new headquarter of Accurec in Krefeld
2020
- Expansion waste treatment permit
2021
-Construction of new storage-, sorting- and hydroplant-building completed
2021
- Completion of construction phase II: expansion of sorting and security storage
2023
- Installation and commissioning of Lithium recovery facility
Accurec´s annual numbers in a nutshell
(2023)
1,75 Million kg/y of NiCd batteries recycled
0,7. Million kg/y of NiMH batteries recycled
3,8. Million kg/y of Lithium batteries recycled
2,8. Million kg/y of collection and sorting mixed household batteries in Germany