Zurich, Switzerland — Grensol is proud to announce that it was selected among the top five finalists at the Ypsomed Innovation Award 2026. The award recognizes innovative technologies with strong industrial and sustainability impact.

At the final event, Marco Ziegler, CTO of Grensol, presented the company’s approach to recycling automotive waste, focusing on how complex and previously difficult-to-recycle waste streams can be converted into valuable resources for reuse in industrial applications.

“Congratulations to Grensol for making it to the finals of the Ypsomed Innovation Award 2026,” said Ypsomed in its official statement, highlighting the relevance of Grensol’s solution for advancing circular economy practices.

Being named a finalist reflects Grensol’s commitment to developing scalable recycling technologies that reduce waste, recover critical materials, and support more sustainable supply chains in the automotive sector.

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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 now operational in Solothurn.
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.