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With its four brands, BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and provides premium financial services. 

The BMW Group production network comprises over 30 production sites worldwide; the company has a global sales network in more than 140 countries. In 2024, the BMW Group sold 2.45 million passenger vehicles and more than 210,000 motorcycles worldwide. 

The profit before tax in the financial year 2024 was € 11.0 billion on revenues amounting to € 142.4 billion. As of 31 December 2024, the BMW Group had a workforce of 159,104 employees. The economic success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term thinking and responsible action. 

Sustainability is a key element of the BMW Group’s corporate strategy and covers all products – from the supply chain through production to the end of their useful life.


About BMW Group Norway

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by producing high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials in a safe manner with minimal emissions. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating the Nordic’s largest battery recycling plant in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more.


About Hydrovolt

Hydrovolt and BMW Group Norway enter partnership on services related to battery recycling

Mitsui & Co. is a global trading and investment company with a presence in more than 60 countries and a diverse business portfolio covering a wide range of industries. The company identifies, develops, and grows its businesses in partnership with a global network of trusted partners including world leading companies, combining its geographic and cross-industry strengths to create long-term sustainable value for its stakeholders.


About Mitsui

POSCO-HY Clean Metal, established in 2021 in Gwangyang, South Korea, is a leading battery recycling company in Korea. Through hydrometallurgical refining of black mass, the company produces battery-grade high-purity lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese.


About Posco HY Clean Metal

Hydrovolt signs agreement on end-of-life recycling with Posco and Mitsui

Ragn-Sells transform waste into clean raw materials so they can be used again and again. Ragn-Sells drives the transition toward a circular economy through solutions that reduce both its own and other stakeholders’ environmental and climate impact. Ragn-Sells is a private, family-owned group company founded in 1881. The company operates in four countries and has 2,760 employees. In 2024, Ragn-Sells’ revenue amounted to NOK 8.8 billion. www.ragnsells.se. 

About Ragn-Sells:

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by producing high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials in a safe manner with minimal emissions. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating the Nordic region’s largest battery recycling plant in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more.





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Hydrovolt enters into partnership with Ragn-Sells

Motor Gruppen is active in the import, sales, and service of the car brands Mitsubishi, Hongqi, and Changan. Our roots go back to 1909. Gustav Thrane Steen established his own shop on December 4, 1919. Colt Motor AS was founded on February 13, 1975, and later that same year became the importer of Mitsubishi. The organization of Motor Gruppen as a group took place in the early 1980s.



About Motor Gruppen:

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling company established in 2020. As a leading actor in the recycling of electric vehicle and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution at the end of a battery’s life by recovering high-quality secondary raw materials with minimal emissions and high safety standards. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo and operates the Nordic region’s largest high-energy battery recycling facility in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more information.

Hydrovolt and Motor Gruppen sign agreement for Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling

Amanda Gran
Head of Communication and Public Affairs
+47 90560611 | amanda.gran@hydrovolt.com

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Hydrovolt is a battery recycling company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by producing high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials in a safe manner with minimal emissions. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating the Nordic region’s largest battery recycling plant in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more.

English press release

Norwegian press release

Hydrovolt enters the Swedish market for battery recycling

Hydrovolt sets new standard for battery recycling services in 2025 

Amanda Gran
Head of Communication & Public Affairs
+47 90560611 | amanda.gran@hydrovolt.com 


Press contact

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by producing high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials in a safe manner with minimal emissions. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating one of Europe’s largest EV battery recycling plants in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more.


Norsk pressemelding

Hydrovolt recruits new Chief Commercial and Development Officer

Amanda Gran
Head of Communication and Public Affairs
amanda.gran@hydrovolt.com | +47 90560611


Hydrovolt approved to handle end-of-life batteries for Norwegian car importers

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling and raw materials company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by recovering high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials. At Hydrovolt, no battery is ever wasted by using our recycling solutions driven by our vision of a circular world. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating one of Europe’s largest EV battery recycling plants in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more.

Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) is an independent international research foundation located in Norway at Kjeller and in Halden. IFE is in the forefront of several fields within energy research, safety, environmental-, petroleum- and nuclear technology. IFE develops new technological solutions for industry and the public sector in more than 30 countries. The battery department consists of 22 dedicated researchers and engineers, aiming to help industry where it hurts the most. Reach out if you would like to learn more about us and how we can support. 
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About IFE

Hydrovolt and IFE sign long-term agreement to advance joint R&D initiatives

Amanda Gran
Head of Communication and Public Affairs, Hydrovolt
+47 90560611 | amanda.gran@hydrovolt.com


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Article in Norwegian

Hydrovolt has completed the clean-up of the battery storage site in Spydeberg

Amanda Gran
Head of Communication and Public Affairs
+47 90560611 
amanda.gran@hydrovolt.com

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by producing high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials in a safe manner with minimal emissions. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating the Nordic region’s largest battery recycling plant in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more.


Hydrovolt assists in the decommissioning of the battery storage facility in Spydeberg

Amanda Gran
Kommunikasjonssjef, Hydrovolt
+47 90560611 
amanda.gran@hydrovolt.com

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Hydrovolt er et batteriresirkulering- og råvareselskap etablert i 2020. Som en ledende aktør innen batteriresirkulering av elbil -og industrielle batterier, skaper vi en sirkulær løsning ved slutten av batteriets levetid ved å gjenvinne sekundære råmaterialer av høy kvalitet. Hos Hydrovolt muliggjøres at et batteri kan bli til et batteri om og om igjen ved bruk av våre sirkulære resirkuleringsløsninger. Hydrovolt har sitt hovedkontor i Oslo og driver et av Europas største batteriresirkuleringsanlegg i Fredrikstad, Norge. 


Om Hydrovolt

Hydrovolt bistår i avviklingen av batterilageret i Spydeberg

Press release (ENG)

Hydrovolt announces Kenth Zander as Plant Manager in Norway

Hydrovolt recruits new Head of People & Sustainability

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling and raw materials company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by recovering high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials. At Hydrovolt, no battery is ever wasted through our recycling solutions driven by our vision of a circular world. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating one of Europe’s largest EV battery recycling plants in Fredrikstad, Norway. See hydrovolt.com for more.


NG Metall is a leading player in the recycling of metals and electronic waste, with a strong focus on ensuring transparent and sustainable value chains. We specialize in receiving and recycling metals from various sources, including electronic waste, critical metals, and steel. By giving metals a new life, we contribute to a circular economy where resources can be reused over and over again. As part of NG Group, we set the standard for traceable and responsible recycling. With nine facilities across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, we are well-positioned to meet market demands. See ngmetall.no for more information.


About NG Metall:

Hydrovolt and NG Metall enter partnership agreement

Hydrovolt teams up with SINTEF and IFE on new research and development project

Hydrovolt is a battery recycling and raw materials company established in 2020. By pioneering battery recycling of EVs and industrial batteries, we create a circular solution for end-of-life batteries by producing high quality and sustainable secondary raw materials. At Hydrovolt, a battery can become a battery an infinite number of times. We do this to ensure that no battery is ever wasted through urban mining and recycling driven by our vision of a circular world. Hydrovolt is headquartered in Oslo while operating one of Europe’s largest EV battery recycling plants in Fredrikstad, Norway.

Press release in English

Press release in Norwegian

Hydrovolt opens the world’s most automated battery recycling line

Hydrovolt invests in battery recycling capacity in France

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Hydrovolt one of six finalists in the Norwegian tech awards 

Hydrovolt with large investments in new technology

Hydrovolt recruits Mari Hvammen Groh as Chief Financial Officer

Podcast episode

Hydrovolt on the #PolyPod discussing battery recycling solutions 

Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) is a management company under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Eksfin promotes Norwegian exports by assisting Norwegian companies and foreign buyers with a wide range of government loans, guarantees, and competent advice. Eksfin's financing solutions complement the private banking and finance market.

About Eksfin

DNB is Norway's largest financial group and a significant international player in financing the energy sector. DNB aims to be a driver for sustainable transformation and will use their expertise and provide banking services to help customers move in a sustainable direction. DNB has an overarching goal of achieving net zero emissions from its financing and investment activities by 2050.

About DNB

Read the press release from Eksfin (Norwegian)

Financing from DNB and Eksfin supports Hydrovolt’s battery recycling efforts in Norway and Europe

Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a process of evaluating the environmental effects of a product over the entire period of its life thereby increasing resource-use efficiency and decreasing liabilities. It can be used to study the environmental impact of either a product or the function the product is designed to perform. LCA is commonly referred to as a "cradle-to-grave" analysis.



What is LCA?

Black mass is a powder recovered from the active battery components containing materials like lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, and graphite. A hydrometallurgical treatment process is required to transform the black mass into battery-grade materials that can be used in producing new batteries with the highest possible recycled content and lowest environmental footprint.



Black mass

Hydrovolt sets new industry standard for its main recycled product

Fact box: Black Mass

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com

Fortum Battery Recycling offers recycling services for lithium-ion batteries and battery production waste, and recovers valuable battery metals to produce sustainable recycled raw materials for reuse. We have Europe’s largest closed-loop hydrometallurgical battery recycling facility in Harjavalta, Finland and pretreatment and mechanical operations hubs in Germany and in Finland.

About Fortum & Fortum Battery Recycling

Hydrovolt and Fortum Battery Recycling join forces to drive the Nordic battery industry forward

Hydrovolt's recommendation for design to recycle

Watch the full presentation

Tekna & Hydrovolt: Recycling of batteries 

Watch the short section on Moral Money, Financial Times

Financial Times: Battery recyclers set to take centre stage 

Hydrovolt recruits Helge Refsum as Chief Technology Officer

Hydrovolt appoints Ole-Christen Enger as Chief Executive Officer

Northvolt is a European supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems. Founded in 2016 to enable the European transition to a decarbonized future, the company has made swift progress on its mission to deliver the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery with a minimal CO2 footprint.



About Northvolt

Hydro is a leading aluminium and energy company that builds businesses and partnerships for a more sustainable future. Hydro develops industries that matter to people and society. Since 1905, Hydro has turned natural resources into valuable products for people and businesses, creating a safe and secure workplace for 31,000 employees in more than 140 locations and 40 countries.

Hydro own and operate various businesses and have investments with a base in sustainable industries. Hydro is present in a broad range of market segments for aluminium and metal recycling, and energy and renewables. The company offer a unique wealth of knowledge and competence.

Hydro is committed to leading the way towards a more sustainable future, creating more viable societies by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways.