• Roland Harings, former CEO of Aurubis AG, has joined cylib’s Advisory Board and will serve as its chairman.

• With his leadership experience, Roland Harings will support cylib in building an end-to-end battery recycling chain at industrial scale.

Aachen, Germany, 1 October 2026 – cylib, a German battery recycling company, has appointed Roland Harings to its Advisory Board and named him its chairman, effective October 1, 2026.

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Experience across industrial value chains

Harings currently serves as CEO of Elsewedy Electric’s Metals Recycling Sector in Cairo, Egypt. He brings extensive international experience, including from his tenure as CEO of Aurubis, a leading multimetal recycling company. In addition, he has deep expertise in building and scaling industrial recycling solutions for complex materials, as well as in integrated value chains and all aspects of the circular economy.

“Roland Harings brings strategic expertise in scaling circular economy businesses, expanding value chains and building long-term partnerships,” said Dr. Gideon Schwich, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of cylib. “His experience will be highly valuable to cylib as we ramp up our industrial operations in Wernberg-Köblitz and develop our hydrometallurgical facility in Dormagen. His appointment further strengthens our governance and strategic direction as the company enters its next phase of growth.”

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A competitive battery industry needs recycling

Harings has been a member of cylib’s Industry Advisory Council since May 2025. His appointment as chairman of the Advisory Board builds on this existing relationship and strengthens cylib’s strategic positioning in its next phase of development.

“A well-functioning circular economy is essential to building a competitive European battery industry. I firmly believe that cylib has the potential and ambition to play an important role in closing the loop on critical raw materials. I look forward to contributing my experience during this phase of the company’s growth,” said Roland Harings.

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About cylib

Founded in Aachen in 2022 by Dr. Lilian Schwich, Paul Sabarny and Dr. Gideon Schwich, cylib is a holistic battery recycling company rooted in research conducted at RWTH Aachen University. The company develops advanced recycling technologies to recover critical materials and build sustainable, resilient European value chains. Its integrated network includes research and development in Aachen, a mechanical processing facility already in operation in Bavaria, Germany, and a hydrometallurgical facility currently under construction in Dormagen, Germany.

The water-based OLiC technology (Optimized Lithium and Graphite Recovery) efficiently recovers raw materials from battery packs, black mass or production scrap. It achieves recovery rates of more than 90% for lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt and manganese, with an 80% lower carbon footprint compared with primary extraction, thereby enabling true material circularity.