BEST Magazine 14 April 2026

Cylib joins €14.5m German consortium to develop sodium-ion battery recycling

Why It Matters for ITAD

New technologies may create opportunities or challenges for equipment processing.

Aachen, Germany-based recycling specialist Cylib is participating in a 25-partner German consortium aimed at advancing sodium-ion battery technology and establishing corresponding recycling processes across Europe’s emerging value chain. The three-year ‘SIB:DE Entwicklung’ (English: ‘development’) project, funded by the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology, and Space, builds on the earlier SIB:DE Forschung (English: ‘research’) initiative launched…