Recently, the 2026 Hannover Messe opened in Germany, showcasing the deep integration of industrial AI, intelligent robotics, and green energy. At this global event focused on automation, digitalization, and sustainable manufacturing, North Star Recycling was invited to take the main stage at the Siemens booth as a deep ecosystem partner, delivering a technical keynote to advance smart factories for the circular industry. Through cutting-edge practice, the company demonstrated innovative pathways for new-energy solid-waste circular utilization and presented the strength of the Chinese battery circular economy to the world.
The exhibition ran from April 20 to 24 under the theme Think Tech Forward, with artificial intelligence as the central thread. The organizer believes industrial AI is a key driver of competitiveness, improving efficiency, optimizing resource allocation, and enabling new data-based business models. German Chancellor Merz stated at the opening that AI is profoundly transforming economic operations and has huge application potential in industry; Germany should seize the opportunity to strengthen industrial competitiveness. As a global wind vane of industrial technology, the 2026 event attracted nearly 3,000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries and regions, including about 700 Chinese exhibitors, second only to host Germany.
AI-Driven Intelligent Manufacturing Reshaping the Battery Recycling System
At the event, Dr. Ge Linhan, Deputy General Manager of North Star Recycling, spoke with Dr. Zheng, Head of Innovation Management at Siemens China, on the theme Smart Manufacturing for Sustainable Development: How AI Can Close the Loop in Battery Recycling. He explained how North Star Recycling, aligned with the dual-carbon strategy and global resource circularity trends, deeply integrates smart manufacturing and advanced AI technologies to address pain points and development needs in power battery recycling, breaking down the real-world applications of AI across the full battery life-cycle recycling, intelligent separation, refined dismantling, and efficient resource regeneration.
He noted that Siemens is a global benchmark in smart manufacturing with deep expertise in industrial digitalization and intelligence, while North Star Recycling focuses on lithium battery recycling, solid-waste resource recovery, and integrated circular economy solutions. By combining their respective technical strengths and industrial experience, the two companies form a strong, symbiotic ecosystem.
The joint appearance at Hannover Messe represents both a deepening of this ecosystem partnership and an international showcase of the technical capabilities and innovative philosophy of North Star Recycling. Through this world-leading industrial platform, North Star Recycling engaged in in-depth exchanges with overseas customers and industry-chain partners, exploring cross-border circular economy cooperation models and new ideas for integrating smart manufacturing with green recycling.
In the future, North Star Recycling will continue to focus on the convergence of AI, smart manufacturing, and battery circularity, increasing investment in R&D and production-line upgrades, deepening ecosystem cooperation with global leaders such as Siemens, and empowering the circular industry upgrade with digital and intelligent technologies. The company aims to build an efficient, low-carbon, replicable closed-loop battery recycling system and contribute circular momentum to global industrial sustainability and the green transformation of the new energy industry.