Solutions for metal recovery and industrial waste processing

+49 8321 6099-520 recycling@bhs-sonthofen.com

+49 8321 6099-520 recycling@bhs-sonthofen.com

The right recycling solution for your needs

The Recycling Technology division of BHS-Sonthofen offers a comprehensive range of machines, processes and full-scale plants for the recycling industry, waste disposal and environmental technology. We offer a comprehensive range of recycling machines for the efficient processing and pre-/post-shredding of a wide range of recyclable and waste materials. Depending on requirements, this includes machines implementing crushing, cutting or tearing technology. You benefit from obtaining solutions from a single vendor: We accompany the entire process from consulting, process development and profitability analysis through to the planning and commissioning of turnkey recycling plants.

Benefits at a glance:

Comprehensive product portfolio
Turnkey recycling plants from a single source
Consulting for process engineering
Test center allows for customer-specific tests
Profitability analyses

Turning waste into resources

Waste materials are valuable as they contain highly sought-after resources. The focus of our experience lies in the fields of metal recovery, domestic & industrial waste, refuse-derived fuels, gypsum board and disposal as well as biomass applications. Our solutions shred and crush the feed material to the desired size, and they pelletize or isolate material composites. This provides the ideal basis for subsequent separation and sorting processes.

From coarse to fine – from a single source

A recycling plant comprises many stages, each with different requirements – from very rough to highly refined processing. With our broad technology portfolio and extensive market and process know-how, we have the right tool for each production step. We also offer best-of-breed technology for particularly voluminous or bulky materials that need to be handled early on in the processing chain.

Pre-shredding on a new level: RAPAX

BHS-Sonthofen’s new RAPAX combines design and functionality in a powerful pre-shredder. Would you like to see more of RAPAX? Simply click here to start!

Pre-shredding on a new level: RAPAX

BHS-Sonthofen’s new RAPAX combines design and functionality in a powerful pre-shredder. Would you like to see more of RAPAX? Simply click here to start!

Comprehensive portfolio for leading-edge productivity

BHS offers compact machines that make material shredding efficient across a broad range of applications.

Experts in plant engineering

Recycling plants are complex: we are at your side from the initial consultation to the commissioning of your turnkey system.

RAPAX

Powerful, robust pre-shredder for intelligent, flexible pre-shredding of a wide variety of valuable and waste materials.

Rotorshredder (RS)

The Rotorshredder (RS) can do it all! Optimally shreds, separates and disaggregates valuable and residual metaliferous waste materials.

Rotor impact mill (RPMV & RPMX)

Ball shaper operating based on unique crushing principle

Universal Shredder (NGU)

Continuous high-performance crusher for all cutting-related applications

Rotary shear (VR)

Versatile, heavy-duty crusher for tough shredding tasks

Impact crusher & impact mill (PB & PM)

Low operating costs coupled with superior crushing performance

Rotor centrifugal crusher (RSMX)

High-performance crushers for hard or abrasive recycling materials

Whitepaper: “The efficient recycling of lithium-ion batteries”

Read all about the opportunities, challenges, and various process involved with recycling lithium-ion batteries.

Details about the whitepaper

Whitepaper: “The efficient recycling of lithium-ion batteries”

Read all about the opportunities, challenges, and various process involved with recycling lithium-ion batteries.

Details about the whitepaper

Light metal scrap

Automotive shredder residue (ASR)

Incinerator bottom ash (IBA)

Ferrous & nonferrous slags

Shredding mixing pumping (SMP)

Gypsum plasterboards

Tests give certainty

Which technical solution is the right one for your recycling process? Don’t leave anything to chance. Our team of specialists will test your material at our test center and develop a solution tailored to your specific needs.

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E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2025

06/11/2025 - 06/12/2025 | Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Visit us at booth J40!

BKMNA 2025 - Berlin Conference Mineral By-Products and Waste

06/23/2025 - 06/24/2025 | Berlin (Germany)

We look forward to exciting lectures and discussions.

ICBR 2025 - International Congress for Battery Recycling

09/10/2025 - 09/12/2025 | Valencia (Spain)

We look forward to face-to-face discussions at booth 28.

Pollutec 2025 - The environmental and energy solutions show

10/7/2025 - 10/10/2025 | Lyon (France)

We look forward to welcoming you in Hall 3 at Stand F072.

POLECO 2025 - The International Trade Fair Environmental Protection

10/14/2025 - 10/16/2025 | Poznan (Poland)

We cordially invite you to visit us in Poznan.

Recycling turnkey line for e-scrap in France: Shredding for value

June 2024

Most people use electronic devices without giving much thought to the end of their lives. Envie, a French specialist in the recycling of electrical and electronic scrap, focuses on safety and sustainability. To do so, the company has two technological aces up its sleeve: a primary shredder (VSR) and a Rotorshredder (RS) from BHS-Sonthofen.

Two biogrinders for an organic waste plant in China

November 2022

In China, BHS-Sonthofen is already widely known as a reliable partner for recycling technology. Good word of mouth convinced the operator of a waste recycling plant in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province in northwest China to order two biogrinders for the recycling of kitchen waste. The treated organic material mainly consists of the food waste from homes and restaurants. Some adjustments to meet the specific requirements of the project led to an improved efficiency of the BHS technology with increased biogas production and better process stability.

Long-Life service contract for high machine availability at recycling company in Austria

April 2022

Wear parts that aren’t made the manufacturer of a machine often promise to be a more cost-effective alternative to the original spare parts. However, they also pose risks to a continuous production process in the long run. Frequently, these spare parts are inferior to the original – not only in terms of quality, but also in terms of service, maintenance and availability. METRAN Rohstoff-Aufbereitungs GmbH therefore opted for a BHS LONG-LIFE service contract for its two rotor impact mills of type RPMV 1113 in 2022.

Turning waste into energy with the BHS universal shredder in Romania

March 2022

Sustainable use of residual materials has become economically and ecologically indispensable for many industrial processes. In Romania, German-based concrete producer Heidelberg Cement therefore looked for fuels derived from household waste. The company turned to local waste recycler Pacos, where a universal shredder (type NGU) from BHS-Sonthofen has recently been installed to produce RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel)- fractions. The implementation was quick and straightforward – due to the full-service support of BHS-Sonthofen and its local partner CTE Solution.

Crushed it: Transforming waste into energy with the BHS Biogrinder

February 2022

Green energy is not all the same: Indian company Mithras Green Technology uses the Biogrinder of type RBG 08 from BHS-Sonthofen to produce sustainable energy solutions from organic municipal waste. Now the company not only saves valuable resources, but also a lot of time.

BHS technology used for the innovative HALOSEP recycling process

February 2022

The EU wants at least 50 percent of household waste to be recycled and the rest to be used as a source of energy in waste incineration plants. However, waste incineration produces ash – a hazardous waste contaminated with salts and heavy metals that must be disposed of in special landfills, which involves long transport routes and high costs. The Danish power plant operator Vestforbraending uses the HALOSEP technology developed and patented by the Swedish group Stena Recycling, a process solution that makes it possible to dispose of ash as normal waste. In this project funded by the European Union, technology from BHS-Sonthofen is used for two steps at once.

An environmentally friendly alternative to peat: The Biogrinder efficiently processes compost

February 2021

The Biogrinder from BHS-Sonthofen is successfully used by a cooperative in northern Germany for the production of an alternative to peat. A mobile plant with a control system from BHS Control Systems was implemented. The plant efficiently shreds surpluses of compost material and produces a substance that is suitable for use as an environmentally friendly alternative to peat. For example, the product is added to the production of potting soil to reduce the amount of peat contained in it.

It’s all about the purity: high-grade aluminum concentrate from incinerator bottom ash

February 2021

French waste recycling company Norval has been using an impact mill (PM) from BHS-Sonthofen for aluminum processing in the final process step since June 2019. The sturdy machine frees the pre-sorted aluminum fraction from the waste incineration system from undesired adhesions, thus reliably ensuring that a high-grade aluminum concentrate is obtained.

Efficient recycling of electrical waste thanks to pre-shredder

October 2020

Recycling of electronical waste often makes pre-shredding necessary - but batteries and capacitors must not be damaged in the process. At the French Rousset facility near Marseilles, Triade Électronique, a subsidiary of Veolia, operates a recycling plant for electrical and electronic scrap. A customized pre-shredder from BHS-Sonthofen is used to facilitate efficient shredding. The built-in counter-crossbeam simplifies manual sorting and thus increases the share of saleable recycling materials.

September 2020

Recycling company in the UK relies on plant technology from BHS to process ASR fractions, electronic scrap and meatballs

May 2020

A British company commissioned a recycling plant that was planned and implemented by BHS. The plant is designed to handle a variety of materials such as automotive shredder residue (ASR) fractions, electronic scrap and so-called “meatballs” (electric motors and motor armatures). The process developed together with the company is based on a profitability analysis and ensures marketable end products.

Two shredders for an SMP plant in China

January 2020

BHS-Sonthofen has delivered recycling technology for an SMP plant in Wuxi City of Jiangsu province, China. Toxic industry waste is usually disposed together with the packaging – for example steel drums or big bags. Roten, the Chinese company responsible for building the recycling plant, asked for solutions for the first step of the recycling process, which is the shredding of waste materials delivered in big bags. The customer's main requirement was high machine availability. BHS-Sonthofen opted for a two-stage shredding process with shearing shredder VR 1215 (hydraulic drive) and VR 0912 (electrical drive).

News

Garrett Bergquist takes over as new President and General Manager at US site in Charlotte

July 9, 2024

BHS-Sonthofen announces the appointment of Garrett Bergquist as new President and General Manager of BHS-Sonthofen Inc. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, BHS-Sonthofen Inc. is the wholly owned subsidiary of BHS. Garrett Bergquist brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the engineering and filtration industries.

A little prick that saves lives: joint blood donation campaign in Sonthofen

July 8, 2024

On July 8, 2024, BHS-Sonthofen, Voith and SWW Oberallgäu Wohnungsbau GmbH organized a joint blood drive on the Voith premises in Sonthofen. Around 100 employees and their relatives responded to the call from the participating companies and the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK). The donors thus made an important contribution to the safe supply of blood.

Impressive trade fair appearance at IFAT 2024

June 17, 2024

BHS-Sonthofen recorded even greater visitor interest at IFAT from May 13 to 17, 2024 compared to previous trade fairs. Numerous guests from all over the world came to find out about battery recycling as well as technologies and application examples for recycling metal-containing waste materials. This underlines the global importance of sustainable solutions. The BHS trade fair concept proved its worth.

IFAT 2024: BHS focuses on metal recovery and battery recycling

March 5, 2024

BHS-Sonthofen will be focusing on metal recovery from metal-containing waste materials such as electric and electronic scrap (WEEE), incinerator bottom ash (IBA) and automotive shredder residue (ASR) at this year’s IFAT (Booth B4-351/450). A second focus topic is the efficient and safe recycling of lithium-ion batteries.

Rapax wins "Good Design Award 2023"

January 22, 2024

At the end of December, BHS-Sonthofen won the internationally renowned "Good Design Award" in the "Industrial" category for the RAPAX. The intelligent design of the high-performance pre-shredder, which was developed in collaboration with the industrial design company DT Design Tech, impressed the jury. The Good Design Award is considered the world's oldest design prize.

Sustainable energy for BHS in Slovakia: ERDF subsidizes photovoltaic system

January 8, 2024

BHS-Sonthofen (Slovakia) s.r.o. receives indirect subsidies from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for a large photovoltaic system. The photovoltaic system has been in operation since December 2023 and will reach its full capacity of 270 kilowatts (kW) at the end of January.

BHS-Sonthofen receives order for BASF battery recycling plant

September 1, 2023

BHS-Sonthofen is supplying BASF with a plant for the mechanical reprocessing of lithium-ion batteries into black mass. This marks the third large-scale plant for BHS, with the first one having operated successfully for over a year. As a result, customers can benefit from the combined experience and know-how of BHS, providing them with increased investment security.

Daniel Zeiler – the new head of Recycling Technology

January 19, 2023

The new year begins with a change at BHS-Sonthofen: Daniel Zeiler will be taking over as the head of Recycling Technology division. He replaces Alfred Weber, who had successfully managed sales for the Recycling Technology division since 2007 and retired at the end of last year.

New sales partner for recycling machines Down Under

December 5, 2022

BHS-Sonthofen is working with a new sales partner in the field of recycling technology: With CEMAC technologies Pty Ltd, BHS has gained a strong partner for its customers in Australia and New Zealand. The company looks back on more than two decades of experience in the planning, construction, and equipment of recycling plants.

BHS-Sonthofen publishes whitepaper on recycling lithium-ion batteries

November 15, 2022

The whitepaper addresses various methods for safely processing lithium-ion batteries and the challenges associated with these new technologies. In it, BHS also presents its own new, innovative process that recovers valuable resources such as nickel, cobalt, lithium and copper from batteries and rechargeable batteries. The whitepaper is available to download free of charge on the BHS website.

All shredding processes take place in a nitrogen atmosphere

June 9, 2022

What to do if there is the danger of hazardous waste and ingredients escaping during recycling? With the first inertizable recycling plants from BHS-Sonthofen, safe processing is now possible – to the benefit of people and the environment: The universal shredder of type NGU and the rotary shear of type VR enable the safe shredding of hazardous materials in a protective atmosphere.

BHS rotor impact mill with new hammer design optimizes output quality

May 11, 2022

BHS-Sonthofen has launched its proven rotor impact mill, which features a new hammer design and maintenance concept. The high-performance crusher with a vertical shaft is used to fine processing of metalliferous composites and industrial waste. Customers benefit from significantly improved output quality, easier maintenance and a higher degree of machine availability.

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