cylib GmbH is a research-based company in Aachen that recycles lithium-ion batteries and production scraps, recovering lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt and manganese for reuse in the battery supply chain.
cylib GmbH is a research-based battery recycling company headquartered in Aachen, Germany, with operations at Aachen and CHEMPARK Dormagen. The company recycles end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, production scraps and other battery inputs, recovering critical raw materials that re-enter the battery supply chain. Its work sits at the intersection of battery recycling, battery manufacturing and energy storage, and is aimed at raw materials supply chains in Europe.
At the core of the business is a proprietary end-to-end recycling process designed to recover the major elements within lithium-ion batteries - lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt and manganese - in a resource- and climate-efficient manner. The technical domains span hydrometallurgical and materials processing, industrial process scale-up and production system integration. The approach draws on nearly a decade of research at RWTH Aachen University.
The organisation describes itself as connecting research with industrial execution, with an emphasis on building and operating recycling facilities and aligning technology and operations during ramp-up. Technical work therefore involves both materials recovery and the integration of production systems at industrial scale. The company frames its activity as contributing to resilient European value chains for battery raw materials.
