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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
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