President and co-founder of Mecaware
We see waste as a resource opportunity. Producing strategic metals from technological waste allows us to make the most of this new mine!
The supply of strategic metals is a key issue for Europe's industrial and energy independence. Today, most of these resources are still concentrated in Asia, making us even more dependent. And yet, the transition to a low-carbon economy is based on the massive electrification of our uses - whether in transport or industry - and requires sustainable access to so-called "critical" materials for battery manufacture.
Mecaware takes up this challenge by proposing an innovative recycling solution, capable of recovering these eternal metals with a reduced environmental impact.
By reintegrating these raw materials into the battery production chain, we reinforce European sovereignty while promoting a more sustainable and circular industry.
An innovation, however promising, is only of value if it is economically viable. It's this conviction that guides our approach at Mecaware: to develop recycling solutions that are high-performance, sustainable and adapted to industrial realities.
Read moreOur technology is based on environmentally-friendly chemistry and an innovative process forselectively extracting each metal contained in batteries, while minimizing effluent production. At the same time, our agile business model enables us to adapt to the volume of battery waste, guaranteeing an efficient, replicable solution for industry.
We favor a local approach by locating our plantsas close as possible to waste deposits, or even directly on site for the recycling of gigafactory production scraps. This proximity enables us to maximize the efficiency of our solutions while actively contributing to the construction of robust local ecosystems, in a logic of circular and territorial economy.
Read moreFor example, we are part of the strategic ecosystem of the Vallée de l'Electricité in the Hauts-de-France region, through the management of the Hub SEPAR8 project, which enables us to integrate the entirebattery value chain. We bring together key skills ranging from battery diagnosis to dismantling, discharging and recycling, with the aim of creating a complete circular loop and maximizing the positive impact on the whole region.
Located at the heart of Europe's "Battery Valley", Mecaware is a key player in the low-carbon battery industry, and is responding to the challenges of supplying Europe with strategic metals.
Our innovation lies in an exclusive process for selectively extracting these metals, mobilizing the qualities ofCO2, without using acid and without generating sulfated effluents.
Our technology is deployed in a compact industrial unit dedicated to in-situ recycling of production scraps from gigafactories.
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No
sulfate
No effluent
(to be reprocessed on site)
Efficiency
Treatment
on site
Produce strategic metals by recycling battery waste.
Build a circular and virtuous industry producing strategic metals for the technological needs of future generations.
THE ECOSYSTEM
By 2029, our Béthune site will be :
25 000
metric tonnes
of end-of-life batteries
processed per year
8 000
metric tonnes
of metals produced
per year
100
jobs created
Our development strategy is based on a global response to the challenges of recycling, by treating both gigafactory production waste and end-of-life batteries. To accelerate the development and industrialization of our solutions, we structure and finance our advances through strategic and collaborative projects.
+50
motivated and committed employees
50 M€
secured funds to industrialize our process
9
patents covering our unique technology
1
demonstrator at our Vénissieux Technical Center
2
strategic sites
The headquarters, MecaLab laboratory and Technical Center in Vénissieux,
An industrial site in Béthune where our semi-industrial unit will be installed in 2025.
Our entire team shares a common vision: to transform the battery sector and make the circular economy a reality.
Join us in building a more sustainable and responsible European low-carbon battery industry.
