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Redwood Materials

American company focused on battery recycling and material regeneration

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Overview

Founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, Redwood Materials aims to create a circular supply chain by recycling key materials from lithium-ion batteries, such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium, and reusing them in new battery production. The company operates facilities in Nevada, USA, and collaborates with various automakers and battery manufacturers.

Products and positioning

Leading enterprise in sustainable battery materials

Product categories. Battery recycling services · Recycled materials

Recent events

  • Ford announces battery recycling partnership with Redwood Materials[1]

    Reported:

    Ford announced a partnership with Redwood Materials to source scrap material from battery manufacturing stations. The agreement describes Redwood extracting materials from used batteries and returning them to SK Innovations for use in new batteries.

  • Ford and Redwood Materials announce battery recycling partnership[2]

    Reported:

    Ford and Redwood Materials announced a partnership to establish recycling in Ford’s battery production network and return recovered raw materials to Ford for battery use, with plans to address production scrap and end-of-life EVs.

  • Redwood Materials and Proterra sign battery recycling partnership[3]

    Reported:

    Redwood Materials and commercial vehicle manufacturer Proterra signed a partnership agreement in January 2021. Under the plan described in the report, Proterra would send all of its batteries to Redwood's recycling plant in Carson City, Nevada.

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