cylib is a holistic and sustainable battery recycling company, founded in 2022 in Aachen, Germany, emerging from research at RWTH Aachen University. Founded by Dr. Lilian Schwich, Paul Sabarny, and Dr. Gideon Schwich, the 120+ employee company develops advanced materials for sustainable batteries and resilient European value chains.
Its water-based OLiC technology recovers raw materials from battery packs, black mass, and production scrap, achieving over 90% recycling efficiency for lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese, with an 80% reduced carbon footprint compared to primary extraction, enabling a circular economy.
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