European Metal Recycling
Sirius House, Delta Crescent, Warrington, England, WA5 7NS, United Kingdom
Overview
EMR is a global leader in metal recycling. EMR is a privately owned with a heritage dating back to the 1940s and employ around 4000 people operating at 150 locations around the world. The core business is the recycling of scrap metal from a range of sources such as End-of-Life vehicles/consumer products, industry, construction and demolition. This results in sales of recycled commodities of around 10 million tonnes a year. EMR have extensive ferrous and non-ferrous operations worldwide and produce over 100 grades of high quality recycled materials which are taken to market by our substantial road, rail and shipping network.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 2
Sector focus
- Environmental Consulting
Investment portfolio
- Renewable Metals
Participated · Series A · Apr 2026
Renewable Metals develops lithium‑ion battery recycling technology and modular commercial plants designed to recover critical minerals from spent batteries. The company reports it can recover about 95% of critical minerals and operate at roughly 50% lower operating costs than incumbent recyclers. It plans to expand production capacity in Australia and onshore recycling to avoid exporting battery waste to China. Renewable Metals positions its modular plants to scale into markets such as the EU, US and Australia as governments introduce recycled‑content mandates. Management and investors have framed the business as addressing geopolitical supply‑chain risks tied to critical minerals. The company’s recent $12M Series A will fund the next stage of commercial expansion.
Team
Chris Sheppard
CEO
LinkedInPhillip Sheppard
Founder