Belgium expands its precycling activities for large batteries to Sweden ​

Today, Sortbat Group and Nemax Miljöhantering AB launch “Sortbat Sweden, operated by Nemax”, a new joined collaboration that combines the precycling of large energy-storage batteries with expertise in hazardous waste. From day one, the new entity will offer the full service portfolio: from secure transport and storage to dismantling and the assessment of batteries' second-life potential. The company handles all types of batteries, regardless of their chemistry. Sortbat Sweden, operated by Nemax, is the third entity within the Sortbat Group.

A complete and independent solution for the Swedish battery market

Sortbat Sweden, operated by Nemax, offers specialised services: safe transport and storage, on-site assessment with risk classification, ADR-compliant packaging, controlled discharge, dismantling, second-life assessment and routing to certified recyclers.

The new entity is independent. The company does not operate a recycling plant and is not affiliated with any Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) or specific battery or equipment manufacturer (OEM). Every battery is routed to the destination that creates the most value, whether reuse, second-life certification or end-of-life recycling, and Sortbat Sweden is available to every PRO, every importer, every recycler and every direct customer in the Swedish market.

“With Sortbat Sweden, operated by Nemax, we are doing what we believe Europe needs: to be a battery partner that is truly locally rooted and pan-European in reach. Nemax is exactly the experienced partner with whom we wanted to build this project. Sweden was the logical next step after Belgium and Norway. Our role is not to compete with recyclers or producer responsibility organisations, but to serve them as effectively as possible. We want to ensure that every battery, regardless of its chemistry or condition, ends up where it creates the most value.” – Daniel Chéret, Group CEO, Sortbat.

Built on Swedish hazardous-waste DNA

Battery precycling is at its core a discipline within hazardous-waste management. Discharge, packaging, transport, isolation, thermal-incident response, these are all operational practices that Nemax has been refining since 1991 within the Swedish industrial landscape. Founded by Anki Bergstedt and based near Örebro, the company holds the permits, customer relationships and operational standards that responsible battery management requires. By combining Nemax's 35 years hazardous-waste expertise with Sortbat's 10 years of EV-battery knowhow, Sortbat Sweden does not start its Swedish journey from scratch.

Nemax continues to serve its existing industrial customers under its own brand. Sortbat Sweden, operated by Nemax, adds a dedicated battery-handling capability to the Swedish market, without disrupting either company's operations, and with full continuity of the relationships Nemax has built over the years.

“For 35 years, Nemax has built its reputation on safe and professional hazardous-waste management in Sweden, including batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are the natural next step in that journey. Together with Sortbat, we combine Nemax’s operational expertise with Sortbat's specialized Lithium-ion battery knowledge.” ​ – Anki Bergstedt, Founder and CEO, Nemax Miljöhantering AB.

A Nordic network with European reach

Sortbat Sweden is the Sortbat Group's third national presence, alongside Sortbat Belgium (founded in 2010) and Sortbat Norway (founded in 2015). Through the network, Swedish customers gain direct access to Norwegian experience in maritime batteries, Watt4Ever's second-life expertise, and the Group's Flying Technicians on-site intervention methodology, a service category developed by Sortbat in Norway and now extended to Sweden. Knowledge, protocols and equipment are shared across borders, while each national entity remains locally rooted and locally operated.

The Swedish battery market is entering a decisive phase: the volume of end-of-life batteries from electric vehicles is rising sharply, as is their diversity, passenger EVs, light electric vehicles, hybrids, BESS and maritime.

From launch, the new entity is available to:

“Our customers have been asking for a trusted partner to handle Litihum-ion batteries with the same operational discipline we apply to chemicals and other hazardous waste. With Sortbat Sweden, operated by Nemax, we can now offer exactly that.” – Nicklas Pålerud, Sales Manager, Nemax Miljöhantering AB.

Sortbat press contact

Daniel Chéret

Daniel.cheret@sortbat.eu

+32 (0)475 90 91 45

Nemax press contact

David Bergstedt

david.bergstedt@nemax.se ​

+46707926095

About Sortbat

Founded in 2010, Sortbat is Europe's leading specialist and pioneer in the safe processing of all types of used batteries. With 30 years of international battery know-how, the company has developed deep expertise in battery management, including 15 years of operational experience in sorting small batteries and 10 years of experience in EV and BESS applications. To date, Sortbat has sorted more than one billion batteries and safely processed 30,000 EV batteries without a single incident.

Thanks to its state-of-the-art infrastructure, Sortbat sorts batteries by their chemistry and prepares them for reuse or recycling. The company also facilitates battery reuse by dismantling, safety-testing and reconditioning batteries from large vehicles, whether damaged or in good condition. Through its innovative approach, Sortbat actively contributes to the transition to a more sustainable environment by optimising the sorting and processing of batteries and thereby supporting the circular economy.

About Nemax

Hazardous Waste Experts Nemax Miljöhantering was founded in 1991 as one of the first in the hazardous waste industry. What started with collecting used lead batteries is now a company who offers several services, aimed to make handling hazardous waste simple and correct.