Campine has announced a €7 million ($8 million) investment to expand use of its proprietary antimony recycling technology, following its acquisition of two battery recycling plants and one semi-finished lead-products facility from Ecobat in France.

Campine’s board approved the investment in the third generation of its tech to produce an extra 800-1,000 tonnes annually of commercial-grade antimony metal from a wide range of industrial waste streams.

The metals recycling and speciality chemicals group’s new installation is expected to start up by mid-2027.

Campine said it continues to be a global leader in the antimony trioxide market and integration of the former Ecobat sites into its circular metals division is progressing as planned.

Initial synergies in battery recycling have already been implemented, with “full synergy benefits” during 2026, the group said.

Meanwhile, Campine reaffirmed its operational outlook for 2025, expecting an EBITDA exceeding €80 million for the group (excluding the Ecobat acquisition). The consolidation of fourth-quarter 2025 results of the Ecobat plants, together with acquisition accounting effects, is expected to further increase this result.

The group said exceptional profitability expected for 2025 will represent an absolute record, more than doubling the result achieved in 2024 — when Campine posted a turnover of €365 million.

In 2022, Campine acquired two lead battery recycling plants from French recycler Recyclex.