Your expert for the complete battery life cycle
From battery treatment to raw material recovery, we offer a comprehensive value chain in cooperation with strong partners.
Our products & services
BLC is your partner for sustainable and efficient solutions for the reuse and recycling of batteries, with a strong network in logistics and recycling.
Our diagnostic process is an central step in assessing a battery's condition and its suitability for further use.
Our recommendations are based on neutral evaluation and analysis procedures that ensure an objective assessment of the battery condition and support a root cause, fault and damage analysis of defective batteries. Thanks to comprehensive diagnostic options, we minimize our customers' transport costs.
Diagnostics
Our pre-treatment service includes the dismantling and discharging of batteries for recycling, as well as the sorting and bundling of similar cell types.
This enables direct recovery of recycled raw materials and ensures safe downstream processes through deep discharge. Through local dismantling and separation, we reduce logistics costs for our customers and offer an independent solution for various recycling processes.
Pre-Treatment
Our re-use service includes non-destructive dismantling of the battery in order to test and evaluate the components. We prepare the components for further use or reuse in order to minimize recycling costs and maximize the battery's value.
By offering alternative spare parts, we are stabilizing the used-car market and contributing to CO2 efficiency by extending the battery's lifespan.
Re-use
Our repair services involve restoring a battery to working order by replacing defective components.
Thanks to our many years of experience in the automotive sector, we guarantee functionality and product quality in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements and specifications. Our customers benefit from cost efficiency through manufacturer independence, the assurance of near-series processes and alignment with OEM standards as well as flexibility and fast response times thanks to our hub concept.
Repair
Transport
Data
Consulting
A joint venture between TSR and Rhenus
Experts in logistics and recycling
Rhenus Automotive
Logistics & Assembly
1st Life: Value creation until handover to customerBLC
Aftersales
Decision making for further use in Downstream or Upstream marketsTSR
Recycling
End-of-Life: Recycling and utilization of raw materials
- 1000
treated batteries
- 8000 kwH
in 2nd-Life Solutions
- 60%
saved CO2
Our locations
Take a look at our growing network and look forward to what is yet to come.
Mission & Vision
BLC is the driving force in the shift towards maximized lifecycles for batteries. We are contributing to the environmentally conscious use of battery resources by reprocessing used and defective batteries for the mobility sector. We bring added value to our customers. We are making our contribution to the world by ensuring the life cycle of each battery is fully exploited. We do this to support the mobility industry and promote energy conservation in a sustainable and efficient way.
About us
The current challenges in battery recycling, including a significant environmental footprint, lack of closed loops, inadequate infrastructures and strict legal requirements, urgently require innovative solutions.
We at BLC – The Battery Lifecycle Company GmbH offer a comprehensive, one-stop solution to optimize and simplify the battery recycling cycle. By implementing a hub-and-spoke system, BLC improves the collection and transport of batteries, increases logistical efficiency, and supports the scalability of recycling with the goal to reduce the carbon footprint and effectively meet regulatory requirements.
We are an experienced team that is passionate about battery recycling and combines many years of experience from various sectors with the expertise of our parent companies and focuses on holistic solutions for sustainable and economical battery recycling. This enables us to address not only current but also future market requirements.
Our Values
The values of our company form the core of our identity, guide our decisions, promote our creativity and strengthen our cooperation.
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the core of our business! We contribute to optimized battery treatment with our testing and processing processes.
Holistic
Unser holistisches Denken ermöglicht es uns alle Aspekte des Batterielebenszyklus ganzheitlich zu betrachten und wirtschaftliche Lösungen zu finden.
Innovative
We are always innovative and constantly seeking new technologies and processes to continuously improve the quality of our services.
Commitment
Commitment is a given for us towards customers, employees, and partners.
Team Spirit
Team spirit is very important, because only together can we achieve the best results.
Pragmatic & Solution-Oriented
We react quickly and efficiently to the dynamic challenges of the market.
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Publicly funded projects
Re‑Use and Re‑Purpose of EV Batteries
In the ReUse project, BLC leverages its extensive expertise in the disassembly of traction batteries and the treatment of high‑voltage systems to develop practical, industry‑ready solutions for the detection and characterization of used EV batteries. The objective is to transform previously hard‑to‑evaluate battery systems into a transparent, analyzable, and reliably assessable resource.
By applying advanced sensor technologies, diagnostic procedures, and analytical tools, BLC enables fast and precise assessments of battery State of Health (SoH) and remaining useful life. This ensures that diverse battery types can be clearly classified and directed into the most suitable value‑recovery pathway — Re‑Use, Re‑Manufacturing, or Recycling.
Building on established industrial disassembly lines, BLC provides the project with a wide range of battery systems and validates newly developed testing methods under real‑world conditions. This creates the technological and data‑driven foundation for a scalable, economically viable, and sustainable second‑life use of traction batteries.
MAGELLAN - MAGnets in rEsiLient suppLy chAiNs
MAGELLAN aims to develop and demonstrate, under operational conditions (TRL 7), a novel, cost‑competitive, and environmentally sustainable solution for next‑generation electric traction systems. The project leverages functional magnet recycling, highly advanced permanent‑magnet manufacturing processes, and new designs for electric vehicle traction motors (EVTMs) to strengthen resilient and future‑proof supply chains.
ReDriveS – Automated and Digitalized Circular‑Economy Solutions for Electric Axle Drive Systems
With 25 funded partners from industry, SMEs, and academia — complemented by associated partners from research and business — ReDriveS is one of the national flagship initiatives within the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy program “DNS Future‑Ready Mobility. Digital, Sustainable, System‑Capable.” The project aims to develop economically viable and environmentally beneficial circular‑economy solutions for electric axle drive systems. Through automated disassembly processes, innovative recycling methods for rare‑earth magnets, and the use of digital twins, ReDriveS establishes cross‑industry foundations for a sustainable and resilient electromobility ecosystem.
DiLiRec – Direct Recycling of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Batteries
The DiLiRec collaborative project focuses on developing sustainable recycling processes for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials based on an optimized black‑mass recovery approach. By refining the extraction and processing of black mass, DiLiRec aims to enable efficient direct recycling pathways for LFP batteries and strengthen environmentally responsible material cycles within the battery value chain.
Re‑Use and Re‑Purpose of EV Batteries
In the ReUse project, BLC leverages its extensive expertise in the disassembly of traction batteries and the treatment of high‑voltage systems to develop practical, industry‑ready solutions for the detection and characterization of used EV batteries. The objective is to transform previously hard‑to‑evaluate battery systems into a transparent, analyzable, and reliably assessable resource.
Durch den Einsatz moderner Sensorik‑, Diagnose‑ und Analysemethoden ermöglicht BLC eine schnelle und präzise Bewertung des Batteriezustands (State of Health) sowie der verbleibenden Restlebensdauer. Unterschiedlichste Batterietypen können so eindeutig klassifiziert und gezielt den optimalen Verwertungspfaden wie ReUse, ReManufacturing oder Recycling zugeführt werden.
Auf Basis bestehender industrieller Demontagelinien stellt BLC vielfältige Batteriesysteme bereit und validiert die entwickelten Prüfmethoden unter realen Bedingungen. Damit schafft das Projekt die technologische und datenbasierte Grundlage für eine skalierbare, wirtschaftliche und nachhaltige Second‑Life‑Nutzung von Traktionsbatterien.
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