Supply Chain: Recycling & Secondary Markets

Battery Dismantling Economics Are Set to Be Transformed with Flexible Automation Design Variety Makes Dismantling Challenging

First Robotics Are Going Live Across the West

Manual Dismantling Takes a Prohibitive Amount of Time 1

Entity

Entity Status

Current Operation Status

Hydrovolt

Joint Venture

Industrial Scale Operational Norway

Mercedes-Benz

Public OEM

Full Closed-Loop Operational Germany)

Bosch / BLC

Private / JV

Industrial Scale Operational Germany)

Circu Li-ion

Private

In operation in live facilities Luxembourg)

Automation Transforms Economics DISASSEMBLY TIME 1, IN MIN

DISASSEMBLY COST 2

Reduced labor cost with semi-automated disassembly 2

Reduced total process cost with semi-automated disassembly 2

Flexible automation unlocks economically viable battery dismantling by replacing cost-prohibitive manual processes with semi-automated robotic systems. Source: 1 Robotised disassembly of electric vehicle batteries: A systematic literature review - ScienceDirect, 2 Roland Berger Distinguished Partner), RWTH Aachen, Battery Monitor 2024/25, p. 63

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