Battery recycling factory Kuppenheim.

Recycling.

The overarching goal of the so-called circular economy is to keep as many of the used raw materials in the cycle as possible. This can decrease the negative impact on the earth’s ecosystem and significantly reduce the consumption of natural resources. Mercedes-Benz is also increasingly focusing on measures that promote the circular economy.

On the road to circularity.

Our aim is to increasingly decouple resource consumption from the growth of our production output.

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Opening battery recycling factory Kuppenheim.

Battery recycling factory.

In Kuppenheim, South Germany, Mercedes-Benz opened Europe's first battery recycling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process.

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 Mercedes-Benz Batteries.

Battery recycling interview.

Manuel Michel, Head of Battery Recycling: "We need to start decoupling economic growth and natural resource consumption now."

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 Visual materials.

Materials.

We focus on reducing the amount of primary materials used by increasing the proportion of secondary materials.

Materials overview

 A lithium-ion battery.

Closing the loop.

Mercedes-Benz is pursuing a holistic approach to the circularity of battery systems, with consideration given to three core topics: circular design, value preservation, closing the cycle.

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