Hydrovolt
A joint venture now owned by Norsk Hydro, Hydrovolt runs one of Europe's largest EV battery recycling plants in Norway, able to process around 12,000 tonnes of packs a year and recover up to 95% of their materials.
Profile
Hydrovolt is a European battery-recycling company based in Fredrikstad, Norway, founded in 2020 as a joint venture between Norsk Hydro and Northvolt. It is one of Europe's more automated battery recyclers.
The company processes end-of-life EV and industrial batteries, and in 2024 launched a highly automated recycling line, recovering a high proportion of materials for reuse in new batteries with a substantially lower carbon footprint. It works with partners including Fortum on downstream material recovery.
Hydrovolt sits in the recycling tier of the European battery supply chain, emphasising automation and low-carbon recovery.
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