Overview
Redwood Materials recycles lithium-ion batteries and battery manufacturing scrap and, through Redwood Energy, builds stationary energy storage from second-life EV packs, including for data centers. Founded in 2017 by JB Straubel.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
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Partnerships
Every company Redwood Materials has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for Redwood Materials.
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Recent coverage
Redwood Materials in third-party press
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People (2)
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Redwood Materials has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdOct 22, 2026
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Sources (4)
- Rivian and Redwood Materials Expand Partnership to Span the Lifecycle of the Battery · https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-and-redwood-materials-expand-partnership-to-span-the-lifecycle-of-the-battery · 2026-10-14
- Rivian and Redwood Materials Announce Energy Storage Partnership for Manufacturing · https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-and-redwood-materials-announce-energy-storage-partnership-for-manufacturing · 2026-04-01
- Redwood to recycle Rivian manufacturing scrap in extension of their partnership · https://www.evinfrastructurenews.com/second-life-batteries/redwood-to-recycle-rivian-manufacturing-scrap-in-extension-of-their-partnership · 2026-10-15
- Redwood and Rivian set to expand their EV battery recycling partnership · https://electrek.co/2026/10/22/redwood-and-rivian-set-to-expand-their-ev-battery-recycling-partnership/ · 2026-10-22
Common questions
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Methodology: Unreviewed · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
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Review state
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Last reviewed 2026-10-22
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Methodology surface for Redwood Materials.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Redwood Materials from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Redwood and Rivian set to expand their EV battery recycling partnership
Redwood Materials and Rivian are expanding their existing EV battery partnership, adding a fresh battery material recycling effort to the EV startup’s Normal, Illinois, vehicle…
EV, Battery & Charging News: Rivian, Redwood Materials, Honda, Gelion, UNICO, Sensata, TomTom & Green SM
In EV, battery and charging news are Rivian, Redwood Materials, Honda, Gelion, UNICO, Sensata, TomTom and Green SM. Rivian and Redwood Close the Loop on The post EV, Battery &…
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