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Cutting edge technology
for a sustainable ecosystem
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Currently, SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT ranks amongst the top producers of
energy storage systems in the world, offering integrated and reliable
solutions in particularly demanding areas such as Manufacturing,
Supply Chain and Transport, Telecommunications, Construction,
Information Technology, Infrastructure and Defense.
SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT commitment is to ensure sustainable development and support the domestic economy. As part of this commitment it has built the most modern recycling facility for Lead Batteries in Europe: SUNLIGHT RECYCLING.
SUNLIGHT RECYCLING is the first
integrated approach in Greece for the recycling
of lead batteries.
Full recycling cycle
✓ collection of scrap batteries,
✓ recycling according to international quality standards,
✓ production, in Greece, of new batteries by
SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT utilizing the recycled materials.
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The most modern lead battery
recycling unit in Europe is located
in Komotini
Building a better
environmental
image for Greece
through the use of
state-of-the-art
recycling technology
Increases domestic
added value
by promoting
openness
In promoting the principle of circular economy, through lead battery
recycling, we are able to retrieve and use materials, mostly lead and
plastic, to produce new batteries or other products.
Creates new
working positions
in the border area
of Komotini.
Over 50 new
positions have
already been created
Promotes
the industrialization
of Greece
by contributing
to domestic
competitiveness
Helps reduce
currency outflow
by €40 million,
as it leads to a sharp
decrease in lead
imports
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The investment at a glance
16.500
REGION
tons of highly
Komotini
pure (99.99%) lead
and lead alloys
Industrial Area
of Komotini
(Prefecture of Rodopi)
an investment
exceeding
42.000 sq.m.
(covered area: 10.000 sq.m.)
CAPACITY
25.000
tons of used
batteries
€31 millions
ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ
SURFACE AREA
COVERED
1.600
tons of
polypropylene (PP)
5.000
tons of sodium
sulfate (Na2SO4)
salts
Certification:
Member of the Federation of Recycling and Energy
Recovery Industries and Enterprises (SEPAN)
All facility operations fully comply with
Greek and European legislation, which
in itself guarantees the highest safety
and quality standards.
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Battery Components
3% - 5%
Terminals
Positive
Grid
Negative
Grid
25% - 27%
2% - 3%
Separator
Electrolyte
Polypropylene
10% - 15%
4% - 8%
Positive
Plate
35% - 45%
Negative
Plate
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Circular Economy as an industrial economy that is restorative by
intention. The objective is an economy that sustains the value of its
products, materials, and resources for as long as possible, while
at the same time minimizes the generation of waste throughout
production and consumption.
Recycle and Reuse
Used
Battery
Polypropylene
(from the plastic
parts of batteries)
Collection,
Transport,
Storage
Innovative
recycling process
including two
desulphurisation
stages
ΝaSO4
(neutralizing
the electrolyte)
Lead
(from lead paste,
grids and battery
poles)
State-of-the-art
Recycling Unit
SUNLIGHT Recycling
Reused to make
new plastic products
Reuse Sale to glass
industries and detergent
companies
Production
of New Batteries
by SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT.
Exportation Around
the World
SUNLIGHT RECYCLING RECYCLES AND REUSES 95% OF SCRAP BATTERIES
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Lead Battery Recycling Process
Heavy Plastic
Polypropylene
(from the plastic
parts of batteries)
Export
Reused to make
new plastic products
Lead Paste
Collection,
Transport,
Storage
State-of-the-art
Recycling
Unit
SUNLIGHT
Recycling
Used
Battery
Breaker
Electrolyte
Lead
Grids
Na2CΟ3
Production of New Batteries
by SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT.
Exportation Around the World
Deep-desulphurized
Lead Paste
Low Purity
Lead
Lead
(from lead paste,
grids and battery poles)
Refinery
Slag
Export
CO2
Deep Desulphurization
Process
Oven
Reuse
Sale to glass industries
and detergent
companies
ΝaSO4
(neutralizing
the electrolyte)
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Why Sunlight Recycling?
“All alternative management systems for and/or the
managers of waste batteries and accumulators must use
the best available environmental and health protection
techniques to process and recycle such wastes”
Joint Ministerial Decision 41624/2057/E103
“Is polluter responsibility to pay” Joint
Ministerial Decision 41624/2057/E103
“Environmental damage also includes damage
caused by airborne elements as far as they
cause damage to water, land or protected
species or natural habitats” Directive 2004/35/EC
Performance level
Sunlight Recycling 82%
Cutting Edge
Technology
(CX Technology)
(The base limit under Greek
law is 65%)
Closed loop recycling system
Zero air pollution emissions
Zero discharge of waste water
into the environment
Υπερσύγχρονη
Μονάδα
Ανακύκλωσης
SUNLIGHT
Recycling
Χρησιµοποιηµένη
Μπαταρία
Διάθεση
Βαρέα Πλαστικά
Συλλογή,
Μεταφορά,
Αποθήκευση
Υπερσύγχρονη
Μονάδα
Ανακύκλωσης
SUNLIGHT
Recycling
Services
Παραγωγή Νέων
Μπαταριών SUNLIGHT
& Εξαγωγές
σε όλο τον κόσµο
Συλλογή,
Μεταφορά,
Αποθήκευση
Διάθεση στο εξωτερικό
Επαναχρησιµοποίηση
για δηµιουργία νέων
πλαστικών προϊόντων
!
Limited amount
of solid waste
(Slug<5%)
Bag filters absorb
gaseous effluents
Σπαστήρας
Ηλεκτρολύτης
Ραφιναρεία
Μόλυβδος
(από πάστα µολύβδου,
πλέγµατα και πόλους
µπαταρίας)
Waste is transported using
our own network.
This guarantees the proper
environmental transport
Υπερσύγχρονη
Χρησιµοποιηµένη
of wasteΜονάδα
Μπαταρία
στο εξωτερικό
Σπαστήρας
Μόλυβδος
Χαµηλής
Καθαρότητας
Na2CΟ3
CO2
Double
Πάστα desulphurization
Μολύβδου
Υπεραποθειωµένη
Σκωρία
system
Πάστα Μολύβδου
Βαρέα Πλαστικά
Na CΟ
partner companies 2 3
for proper storage
Διαδικασία
Υπεραποθείωσης
Φούρνος
Διάθεση στο εξωτερικό
Πολυπροπυλένιο
(από πλαστικά µέρη
UN bins are given toµπαταρίας)
Σπαστήρας
Ηλεκτρολύτης
Πλέγµατα
Μολύβδου
& Εξαγωγές
σε όλο τον κόσµο
Πλέγµατα
Μολύβδου
Ανακύκλωσης
SUNLIGHT
Βαρέα Πλαστικά
Πολυπροπυλένιο
(από πλαστικά µέρη
µπαταρίας)
Επαναχρησιµοποίηση
για δηµιουργία νέων
πλαστικών προϊόντων
Πολυπροπυλένιο
(από πλαστικά µέρη
Παραγωγή Νέων
µπαταρίας)
Μπαταριών SUNLIGHT
High level battery
material separation
breaker
Χρησιµοποιηµένη
Μπαταρία
Zero acidic
liquid waste
Best recycling
practice
worldwide
Πάστα
Μολύβδου
Συλλογή,
Μεταφορά,
Αποθήκευση
Cutting Edge Technology
(CX Technology)
Top environmental
performance
CO2
Ηλεκτρολύτης
Επαναχρησιµοποίηση
Διάθεση στην υαλουργεία
και σε εταιρείες
απορρυπαντικών
ΝaSO
Διάθεση στο εξωτερικό
95% of the battery
is recycled
95% of the battery
is reused
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(από εξουδετέρωση
ηλεκτρολύτη)
Επαναχρησιµοποίηση
για δηµιουργία νέων
πλαστικών προϊόντων
We respond immediately
toΠάστα
requests for the
Μολύβδου
collection
of waste
We issue an annual
certificate attesting
to the proper recycling
of waste
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...95%
of battery components
are recyclable
...currently only 50% of used
Did you
know that...
...lead can be
recycled
forever!
...lead recycling
is more energy
efficient as compared
to lead mining and
processing, guaranteeing
energy savings of over
lead batteries are lawfully
collected in Greece, as compared
to the rest of Europe,
where this figure goes
beyond 95%
(Lead is the top recyclable product
worldwide)
...a battery can
pollute
1500
liters in the aquifer
70%
By recycling 25,000 tons of lead
each year, Sunlight Recycling
contributes to:
reducing the oil consumption required
to mining and process lead ore by some
4,270,000 liters, according to official
BIR (Bureau of International Recycling)
figures;
reducing CO2 emissions in the atmosphere
by 25,480 tones, which corresponds
to the amount of CO2 absorbed each year
by 2,267,200 trees on the planet.