A cell that still works shouldn’t be shredded.
Reuse sits above recycling in the waste hierarchy. We recover cylindrical lithium-ion cells, grade them, return them to specification, and put them back to work.
Recycling saves some materials. Reuse saves the whole cell.
Recycling a lithium cell recovers some of its materials and destroys the manufactured value: the energy, processing and precision that went into making it. Reworking a cell preserves all of that for a second service life.
We keep our claims specific. We divert cells from shredding and landfill, we displace new cell manufacture in the applications we supply, and we extend the life of packs that would otherwise be thrown away whole.
The sustainable choice and the commercial one are the same act here: a reworked cell is a cell nobody had to make or import.
From recovered cell to finished pack, and back again
Most battery businesses start with a new cell and stop at the sale. Our process starts with recovery and comes back around.
- 01Source
Recover
New cells used only in manufacturers’ weld-validation testing (never cycled), surplus stock, and cells recovered from end-of-life packs.
- 02Test
Grade
Every cell is tested and sorted on our automated testing and sorting machine, at around 4,000 cells an hour.
- 03Restore
Rework
Our cell rework machine handles both 18650 and 21700 formats and returns cells to specification.
- 04Assemble
Build
Graded cells are welded into packs on our automated resistance spot welders, with a BMS and enclosure.
- 05Verify
Test
Finished packs are checked for capacity, balance and thermal behaviour before they leave.
- 06Repair
Recover again
When a pack tires, we repair or rebuild it, and the cells that still work go back into the loop.
Step 06 feeds back into step 01: cells that still work return to service.
Need a documented end-of-life route for batteries?
South Africa’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) rules under the Waste Act cover portable batteries, and enforcement stepped up during 2026. If you place battery-containing products on the market, you need an end-of-life route you can show an auditor. Reuse backed by grading records is a stronger position than shredding.
- Cells recovered from your products and returned to service where they qualify
- Grading done on our own automated testing and sorting line
- Cell-level traceability being built into our grading data, so reuse can be evidenced
- Based in Somerset West, Western Cape
Have cells or packs that would otherwise be scrapped?
We buy and collect recovered, surplus and weld-validation cells, mainly in 18650 and 21700 formats. Tell us what you have and roughly how many.
Cell makers & pack builders
Weld-validation rejects and surplus cells, which is the channel most of our 21700 stock already comes from.
Recyclers & PROs
Producer responsibility organisations and recyclers with collected packs. Reuse is a better outcome than shredding.
Businesses with stock
Surplus, B-grade or end-of-life packs and cells. We’re especially looking for 18650 and 21700 cells.
Partners and investors
We’re happy to walk partners through the plant, the grading process and the data behind it.