Speakers:

• Dorleta Guarde, Head of R&D, SwissRTec
• Mario Zoellig, Founder & CEO, SwissRTec

Securing the Battery Value Chain: The Role of Recycling in a Resource-Constrained World

With a strong foundation in industrial recycling since 2006, SWISSRTEC AG brings proven expertise to one of today’s most complex waste streams: lithium-ion batteries.

As battery volumes grow, their material complexity and inherent safety risks demand a new generation of recycling solutions. In this session, we will share how SWISSRTEC approaches this challenge from an industrial perspective – as a designer and manufacturer of recycling plants – combining proven mechanical processing with innovations tailored to lithium-ion systems.

A key focus will be safety: from fire prevention to ATEX-compliant plant design and the handling of hazardous dusts (CMR). We will highlight how safety goes beyond compliance, shaping plant design, investment decisions, and daily operations.

Finally, we will show how these factors are essential for building safe, scalable, and future-proof recycling infrastructure.