The Slovenian Andrada Group is planning to set up a recycling factory for electric car batteries in Alsózsolca in north-eastern Hungary the plant should be able to recycle 10,000 tonnes of batteries annually According to the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade the Andrada Group will invest 10 billion forints (the equivalent of about 26 million euros) in the battery recycling plant This is said to be the largest Slovenian investment in Hungary to date Szijjártó also states that it will be able to recycle 10,000 tonnes of batteries per year a schedule for the commissioning of the factory in Alsózsolca near Miskolc is not yet known The Andrada Group itself says that it uses an innovative Li-ion recycling technology “that was developed in-house and not only meets but exceeds Germany’s strict quality standards in terms of safety and environmental compatibility” Why German standards in particular are mentioned is not clear from the group’s statement Andrada indicates that there is already an existing building for the plant the Group announced open days for residents and media representatives at the end of September and beginning of October and expressed that “the new high-tech plant is located in an already existing industrial park without any direct or indirect negative impact on the environment” 70 of the 200 positions are to be filled by the turn of the year “70 local engineers and technicians will be employed” budapesttimes.hu, facebook.com, andrada.hu I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology The company founders are Slovenian entrepreneurs , 0 Andrada is building the world’s most sophisticated battery recycling plant in Alsózsolca, and the largest ever Slovenian investment in Hungary, with an estimated value of HUF 10 billion (EUR 26.2 million), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook, Hungary Today reported According to Slovenia Times Andrada is a company established in Hungary to recycle batteries used in electric vehicles including Hidria Holding manager Iztok Seljak Andrada’s investment will secure the capacity to recycle 10,000 tons of batteries a year The company will also receive government support worth HUF 4.7 billion (EUR 12.3 million) Szijjártó: The recycling will be done without harming the environment The recycling of batteries will be done without harming the environment Szijjártó said and added that Andrada is committed to environmental guidelines four times more stringent than the ones in force in Hungary Szijjártó stressed that Andrada’s technology He said also that the world’s automotive industry is switching to electric vehicles and argued it is important in order to meet the world’s environmental goals Hungary is a world leader in the transition to electric cars Szijjártó said and added large investments are planned in the sector in the east of the country it will make it the second-largest producer of batteries for electric vehicles on a global scale Of note, BYD, CATL, Eve Power and Sunwoda are already building or planning to build battery cell factories in Hungary the factory will be the biggest Slovenian investment in Hungary to date and it has a strategic importance for the Hungarian government The company will initially employ 70 tech experts and up to 200 by 2024 Andrada plans to cooperate with the University of Miskolc and the National Chemistry Institute in Ljubljana Andrada invited potential employees and everyone else interested in the project to attend open day events on September 26 and October 17 The lithium ion battery recycling facility planned in Alsózsolca will have modern The company claimed that it has established a secure and closed-cycle industrial process that exceeds even the stringent industrial and environmental standards of Western Europe Andrada’s said its new high-tech facility would be situated in an existing industrial park and have no direct or indirect negative effects on the environment The company invited potential employees and everyone else interested in the project to attend open day events on September 26 and October 17 Be the first one to comment on this article 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production 02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW 30 April 2025 - OMV put into operation its 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the Schwechat refinery 30 April 2025 - It is the second time this year that MVM contracted gas-fueled and hydrogen-ready power plants at sites of former fossil fuel facilities © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive The investment will cost HUF 15 billion (EUR 39.2 million) for the Andrada Group and the new plant will collect and exploit Samsung SDI’s and SK Battery’s Li-ion production scrap batteries According to portfolio.hu the battery plant will be built in Alsózsolca a village of approximately 5,500 inhabitants The plant will be 60 thousand sqm and employ 70 people in three shifts with a capacity of 10 thousand tonnes They would store 40 tonnes of hazardous materials there the Hungarian authorities withdrew a similar company’s operation certificate because of irregularities The village’s leadership gave the green light to the development and said Andrada would meet the strict German quality regulations Hungary’s dwarf green party to submit amendment proposal to prevent Hungary from becoming ‘battery cemetery’ The opposition Parbeszéd-Greens is going to submit an amendment proposal to the waste management law in order to ensure that Hungary does not become a “battery cemetery” the party’s co-leader and lawmaker said on Monday Rebeka Szabó told an online press conference that the government strategy to make Hungary a “battery empire” was very risky because it requires huge amounts of water The party does not want Hungary to become a “battery disposal facility” and if the government plans are carried out plenty of waste resulting from battery making could make its way to Hungary Battery waste must be recycled and it would be best if Hungary which has no sufficient amount of water and electricity should not be forced to establish extra capacities for processing waste from batteries returned from abroad Authority regulations are not strict enough in Hungary for such an industry to operate safely The party is preparing to submit an amendment proposal to the law on waste management to stipulate that faulty batteries withdrawn from use abroad should not be returned to Hungary for re-processing and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved