Zurich, Switzerland — Grensol is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU). Through its Environmental Technology Fund, BAFU is supporting the development of Grensol’s proprietary technology for recovering metals and minerals from automotive shredder residues (ASR). 

Grensol’s innovative solution plays a key role in reducing CO2 emissions in Switzerland and advancing resource efficiency. This initiative is central to Grensol’s broader mission to revolutionise the recycling of ASR and other similar waste – moving away from the high ecological costs of incineration and landfilling, towards a more circular, lower cost and sustainable solution. 

The recovery of metals and minerals represents the initial step in Grensol’s advanced recycling solution. It’s first facility, currently under construction in Biberist (Canton Solothurn), will produce meaningful quantities of recovered materials for downstream applications such as recycling or cement production.  

“The start of this collaboration with BAFU is a fantastic opportunity for us” said Rajiv Singhal, CEO of Grensol. “Their support will allow us to accelerate the development and commercialisation of our solution – helping divert thousands of tonnes of ASR from landfills and incinerators within just the first few years.” 

This partnership is laying the groundwork for a new standard in waste recovery and circularity in Switzerland and beyond.  

 

About Grensol 
Founded in 2021, Grensol is an innovative recycling company committed to addressing the challenge of recovering valuable materials from highly complex waste streams. Grensol has developed a novel three-step process for extracting metals, minerals, and polymers from automotive shredder residues (ASR), reprocessing them into circular raw material inputs. The company’s first specialised facility is currently under construction in Solothurn and is expected to become operational in early 2026. 
In collaboration with research partners HEIG-VD, ETH Zurich and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Grensol continues to push the boundaries of materials separation technology for waste that is currently incinerated or landfilled, while actively exploring new industry partnerships and expanding use cases for its platform — advancing a future where even today’s most difficult waste can be transformed into valuable resources. 
Grensol is supported by Innosuisse, the Swiss Federal Office of Environment, the Swiss Climate Foundation, the City of Zurich and BlueLion through their KlimUp programme, the Foundation of Swiss Auto Recyclers, Venture Kick, EPFL Innovation Park’s Tech4Regen accelerator, Impact Hub’s Circular Economy Transition incubator, and the W.A. de Vigier Foundation.