GURUGRAM, India; July 18, 2025: BatX Energies and Germany-based Rocklink GmbH’s rare earth magnet recycling pilot facility is expected to begin operations within the next 12 months, with full-scale commercial production planned for the fiscal year 2026–27.
Utkarsh Singh, CEO of BatX Energies, confirmed the news, stating that the partnership will create a circular and transparent critical mineral value chain between India and Europe, with the pilot going live in 12 months and commercial scale-up by FY27.
The initiative builds on the companies’ existing presence in India. BatX and Rocklink have previously established India’s first lithium-ion battery and permanent magnet recycling cluster in Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh, which will serve as the foundation for expanding rare earth recovery operations nationwide. The goal is to build a vertically integrated, circular ecosystem that can supply domestic manufacturing while also allowing Europe to access sustainably sourced and transparent critical materials.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to form India’s first integrated rare earth magnet recycling and refining ecosystem. The initiative combines BatX’s innovation-driven execution with Rocklink’s global technical expertise in rare earth and speciality metal recovery. It also reflects the growing convergence under the EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC), which prioritises collaboration in clean technology, critical minerals, and industrial resilience.
“We want to bring vertically integrated, long-loop recycling to India’s emerging clean energy economy,” said Leonard Ansorge, Director of Rocklink GmbH. “Together, we can achieve scalable and sustainable results in short innovation cycles.”
Crucially, the collaboration will result in the commissioning of India’s first fully integrated rare earth refining facility, which will meet stringent zero-liquid-discharge environmental standards as well as global export compliance benchmarks. In addition, the companies intend to co-develop and file patents for these technologies in both India and Europe, resulting in a joint intellectual property portfolio that reflects the TTC’s spirit of co-innovation and ownership.
BatX, which is an active participant in TTC working groups on the circular economy and critical materials, will co-lead the initiative as part of India’s larger strategy to reduce import dependence and establish strategic capabilities in clean technology manufacturing. Rocklink, headquartered in Düsseldorf, provides advanced long-loop magnet recycling systems throughout Europe and Southeast Asia.
The partnership will use Rocklink’s Magcycle™ reverse logistics platform in India to create a nationwide collection and traceability network for end-of-life rare earth magnets. These include neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB), samarium cobalt (SmCo), and aluminium-nickel-cobalt (AlNiCo) magnets reclaimed from electric motors, consumer electronics, and industrial machinery. The collaboration will also include the joint development of advanced solvent extraction technologies for the efficient separation and purification of high-value rare earth elements like neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium, gadolinium, and holmium.
It demonstrates how emerging and advanced economies can work together to build resilient, transparent, and future-ready supply chains. As the global race for critical minerals heats up, the BatX-Rocklink alliance represents a shift away from extractive dependence and towards circular innovation, based on shared intellectual property, environmental stewardship, and bilateral trust. By combining industrial capability with strategic diplomacy, the partnership positions India and Europe not only as trade partners but also as co-architects of a cleaner, more secure technological future.
