Why Barcelona matters
SEAT Martorell EV line and Iberian pack supply. Active names in and around the city include SEAT, CUPRA.
Manufacturing clusters generate production scrap and off-spec cells during line ramp-up, warranty returns from early vehicles, and validation packs from test tracks. The material is usually single-chemistry and well documented, which makes it some of the cleanest feed in the network.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Serving site | Stuttgart — Baden-Wurttemberg Grading Works (Cell Grading & Diagnostics) |
| Pickup SLA | 24 hours |
| Coverage radius | 67 km |
| Collection cadence | Weekly or fortnightly scheduled scrap runs |
| Regulatory framework | EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and national battery legislation |
How collection works here
We run scheduled scrap collections from plant gates and tier-one suppliers, with dedicated bins per chemistry and a weighbridge reconciliation against each supplier's scrap log. Off-spec cells that never entered a vehicle are graded separately because their value profile is different from end-of-life packs.
Loads move in Class 9 compliant transport with pre-filled dangerous goods paperwork to Stuttgart, Germany, where they are weighed, logged and graded.
- Cell and pack assembly plants
- Tier-one module suppliers
- Vehicle assembly lines
- Validation and test centres
What the rules require in Spain
The EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 applies directly, replacing the old Batteries Directive with extended producer responsibility, collection and material recovery targets, recycled-content rules and, from February 2027, a digital battery passport for EV and larger industrial batteries. In Spain, producers register in the national producer register and meet take-back duties individually or through collective schemes, while the autonomous communities authorise treatment sites.
Road transport follows ADR, and cross-border movements follow the EU Waste Shipment Regulation.
- Register in the national producer register
- Meet take-back and reporting obligations through a scheme
- Use treatment facilities authorised by the autonomous community
- Prepare battery passport data for in-scope batteries
Field note
What you get paid and what you file
Settlement is quoted per pack after measured state of health, not by guesswork on age. Modules holding 75% or more of rated capacity settle at second-life rates; the remainder settle against black mass metal content.
Certificates carry achieved recovery percentages and downstream vendor disclosure for reporting under EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and national battery legislation.