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About us

Value creation

Sustainability

Creating sustainable value that lasts

We strive to create the greatest possible value for our business owners, customers, partners and society at large. From a sustainability perspective, this also means helping create long-term value that future generations will benefit from – economically as well as environmentally. Collaboration, innovation and circularity constitute the basis of our value creation.

Our recycling activities contribute to protecting the Earth's natural resources by steering materials away from the linear take-make-waste economy towards circular business models – where the aim is to reduce waste by making better use of existing materials and resources.

Creating value through customer satisfaction and quality is also central to us. In all of our operations, we aim to provide products and services with a high focus on customer needs and delivery performance.

Stena Metall in society

The road to circularity

As well as offering complete recycling solutions, Stena Recycling also provides circular consulting services – from advice and analysis to designing products for circularity. Through Stena Circular Consulting, Stena Recycling works together with customers to develop sustainable solutions that create environmental and business value.

New battery recycling facility

A new battery recycling facility has been built next to the Stena Nordic Recycling Center in Halmstad, Sweden. The goal is to recycle 10,000 tons of batteries annually, with a substantial portion of the black mass to be refined and reused in new batteries.

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Stena Recycling Lab

Embedded in Stena Nordic Recycling Center in Halmstad, Sweden is Stena Recycling Lab, a dedicated knowledge center for new recycling technology and the development of new products. The lab offers an innovation and collaboration arena for partners, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students.

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A team of industry experts discuss circular solutions at theStena Metall Group Circular Initiative event.

The Circular Initiative

The Stena Metall Group is taking a hands-on approach towards a circular economy through innovative collaborations with customers and dialogue with policymakers.

One example is the Circular Initiative, a collaborative arena led by Stena Recycling. The annual event gathers pioneering leaders from industry, tech, business, academia, and politics with the aim to initiate collaboration, highlight common goals, and support cross-company actions for more circular solutions and material flows in Swedish industry.

Creating sustainable value through innovations and investments

Creating a climate-neutral car together with Polestar

Stena Aluminium is part of the Polestar 0 project as a development partner. The Polestar 0 project aims to create a completely climate-neutral car by 2030, which means that all sources of carbon emissions throughout the supply chain must be eliminated.

Partnership with SSAB for fossil-free steel

Thanks to a cooperation between Stena Stål and the steel company SSAB, fossil-free steel will be available to more customers on the Swedish market by 2026.

Creating recyclable products with electrolux

A collaboration between Stena Recycling and Electrolux has resulted in a prototype of an almost completely recyclable vacuum cleaner.

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Plastics in old electronics

Plastic from end-of-life electronics can now be processed at the Stena Nordic Recycling Center in Halmstad, Sweden and transformed into new valuable raw material.

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“We continuously develop the products and services we provide to maximize the value we create. We are also leading the transition towards a circular economy, and engaging in collaborations with customers and other partners to increase circularity in society.”

Ulf Arnesson, Director Strategy & Sales Stena Recycling Group

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