# Recylex S.A.

Group identifier: 969500N70Q1WX29Z2675 (LEI of the parent company)  
Ultimate owner: Recylex S.A. (LEI 969500N70Q1WX29Z2675, GLEIF, class A) – Reason given in GLEIF: no known controlling person  
Basis of membership: GLEIF relationships – Source [A]: GLEIF – Level 2 (“who owns whom” relationships), LEI record 969500N70Q1WX29Z2675 – https://search.gleif.org/#/record/969500N70Q1WX29Z2675  
Data as of: 2026-10-21, version 2.32  
Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/recylex-s-a

## At a glance

Recylex S.A. – 1 company in the register with 1 plant in 1 country (most: Germany 1). Metals of the plants: lead. Main links of the chain: smelting and refining – 1 plant. The parent company Recylex S.A. has no higher parent in GLEIF. Reason given in GLEIF: no known controlling person. Largest full capacity in a single stage: zinc smelter (lead) – 105 kt lead/yr, 1 operating plant (no ownership shares in plants).

## Value-chain coverage

| Link | Plants | Stages |
|---|---:|---|
| Raw materials | 0 | – |
| Smelting and refining | 1 | zinc smelter 1 |
| Processing | 0 | – |
| Products | 0 | – |
| Recycling | 0 | – |
| End uses | 0 | – |

## Plants by country

| Country | Plants |
|---|---:|
| Germany | 1 |

## Full capacity by metal and stage

Full capacity of operating single-metal plants – separately for each stage and unit; no sum across stages (a smelter and an extrusion press process the same metal) and no ownership shares in plants (next stage). Multi-metal plants – in the totals table below.

| Metal | Stage | Full capacity | Unit | Plants in total |
|---|---|---:|---|---:|
| lead | zinc smelter | 105 | kt lead/yr | 1 |

## Group structure

- **Recylex S.A.** (corporate group; 969500N70Q1WX29Z2675)
  - RECYLEX GmbH (intermediate company – GLEIF parent outside the register; Germany; LEI 39120001WUPZBUSDNT93; Consolidation relationship from GLEIF (Level 2, CC0) – class A source)
    - [Weser-Metall GmbH](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/weser-metall-gmbh.md) (company; Germany; LEI 39120001RSU251ZSLZ30; Business register HRB 100366; Consolidation relationship from GLEIF (Level 2, CC0) – class A source)
      - Weser-Metall GmbH (Nordenham, Germany) – plant; zinc smelter; operating; Capacity: 105 kt lead/yr; class B

## Capacity and output of the group companies’ plants

Totals cover the full capacity (and output) of operating plants owned by the group companies, without taking shares in jointly owned plants into account; capacity attributed to the group by share will be added in the next stage. Only values in the same unit and for the same metal are added up.

| Metal | Stage | capacity / output | Unit | Plants in total |
|---|---|---:|---|---:|
| lead | zinc smelter | 105 (capacity) | kt lead/yr | 1 |

## Similar groups

Similarity: common metals (weight 0.5), chain links (0.3) and plant countries (0.2) – Jaccard index; only groups with at least one common metal.

- [Clarios](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/clarios.md) – in common: lead; smelting and refining; Germany
- [Olympia Group Ltd](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/olympia-group-ltd.md) – in common: lead; smelting and refining
- [F. W. Hempel & Co. Erze und Metalle (GmbH & Co.) KG](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/f-w-hempel-co-erze-und-metalle-gmbh-co-kg.md) – in common: lead; smelting and refining
- [Glencore](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/glencore.md) – in common: lead; smelting and refining; Germany

## Data quality

- Source class of plants: A 0, B 1, C 0
- Plants verified at source: 1 / 1 (2026-10-08 – 2026-10-08)
- Ownership relationships of companies: GLEIF relationship (class A): 1 of 1; group as recorded: 0 of 1; companies with an LEI: 1 of 1
- Basis of membership: GLEIF relationships (class A); Reason given in GLEIF: no known controlling person

The group card (page and Markdown) is open to text and data mining with attribution; the JSON data – like the other JSON data of the register – is reserved as a compiled database. Relationships from GLEIF: CC0 1.0.