BUYS THE REST OF BATTERIRETUR

He is the managing director of Renas, which in 2024 took over producer responsibility for portable batteries from Batteriretur. Following the acquisition, the entire battery area will be brought together under one structure, according to a press release.

– Electrification and the use of batteries are increasing rapidly. Electronics and batteries are closely integrated in an ever-growing number of applications. The requirements for handling and recycling are also becoming increasingly stringent. It is therefore a natural development to bring together producer responsibility for electrical and electronic equipment and batteries, says Bjørn Arild Thon in the press release issued on 18 May.

The merger facilitates a further development of the already existing collaboration.

– We now have the opportunity to combine expertise and systems in a way that strengthens the offering to members, says Batteriretur managing director Tor Henrik Svendsen.

Much as before

According to the press release, there will be no short-term changes for members and partners.

– Membership agreements and agreements with collectors and treatment facilities will continue as they are today. At the same time, the organisations will continue working to identify synergies and develop solutions that meet future requirements, it says.

– The merger makes us better equipped to solve the tasks that come with new battery requirements, while also strengthening our ability to deliver comprehensive producer responsibility solutions, says Thon at Renas.

According to the press release, the acquisition is taking place at a time when the requirements for battery handling are developing rapidly, partly as a result of the EU’s new Batteries Regulation.

Combined expertise

– The pooling of expertise and systems from the two organisations provides better conditions for meeting increased requirements for sustainability, traceability and material recycling, it says.

– The shareholders of Batteriretur believe this is the right time to coordinate producer responsibility for batteries. With increased requirements arising from the new Batteries Regulation, bringing together expertise and resources is a sound and forward-looking solution, says Batteriretur chairman Knut Olav Seland.

Renas is a producer responsibility organisation owned by Elektroforeningen (EFO) and Elektro og Energi, a trade association within Norsk Industri. The company is approved as a producer responsibility company for electrical and electronic products (EEE) and batteries, and has 2,500 member companies.