Angers, Tuesday, February 3, 2026
VoltR, pioneer in the remanufacture of lithium batteries, announces the obtaining of his building permit as well as authorization to operate under Classified Installations for Environmental Protection (ICPE) for its future storage site in Durtal (Maine-et-Loire).
This double administrative validation allows the company to launch the construction of a logistical infrastructure essential to its development and to the structuring of the battery sector in the Pays de la Loire region.
This new 4300 m² storage site, on a plot of 7901 m², meets a key need in the battery reuse industry: to have dedicated spaces adapted to management of battery flows at the end of first life.
As the electrification of uses and the need for lithium batteries intensifies, the ability to store used batteries in optimal conditions before they are dismantled is becoming an issue of reuse of raw materials and industrial sovereignty.
This storage site will serve as a secure buffer zone for used lithium batteries. It will directly power our battery dismantling and remanufacturing site, located less than an hour away, in Verrières-en-Anjou. This territorial proximity will make it possible to optimize logistics flows, while further anchoring VoltR on the regional territory.
” With a storage capacity of 50 tonnes, the Durtal site will secure our supply of used batteries. It will guarantee our partners and suppliers a smooth and compliant management of their deposits, while allowing the development of our battery remanufacturing activity. ”, says Maxime Bleskine, CEO of VoltR.
The approval of the file by the State services and the SDIS (Departmental Fire and Rescue Service) validates the technical choices made by VoltR.
The site was in fact designed to guarantee a high level of protection of goods and people, by integrating advanced and automated fire prevention devices.
A compartmentalized infrastructure: the storage will be divided into 22 independent cells. This cellular architecture makes it possible to isolate stocks and prevent any risk of propagation, with in addition:
An absence of impact on the neighborhood in the event of a disaster : a heat flow study was carried out, demonstrating the absence of risks of propagation and impact on neighboring infrastructures. Likewise, this study highlights the absence of toxic smoke at human level in the event of a fire.
The project is part of an area dedicated to economic activity, while paying particular attention to its immediate environment. The exemption from the impact assessment obtained following the examination confirms that the measures taken are proportionate and adapted to local challenges.
The site will be designed to be “zero rejections” in the event of an incident. The floors in the storage areas will be waterproofed and connected to a 400 m³ retention basin. An oil separator and containment valves will ensure that no contaminated water can reach the public network or the natural environment.
This storage activity will generate very little movement. Traffic is estimated at around 2 heavy vehicles per day, ensuring the tranquility of residents and the fluidity of access via the nearby motorway interchange. Landscaping, including the strengthening of the existing hedge and the planting of local species, will be planned to integrate the buildings harmoniously into the landscape.
This project illustrates the maturity of the French battery industry, capable of developing industrial manufacturing activities in France and establishing a foothold in the local territory. With VoltR, Pays de la Loire confirms their key positioning at the bottom of the value chain: reuse and second life.
Remember that extending the life of batteries is a major lever for the preservation of our natural resources. Indeed, initiatives in favor of remanufacturing and reuse make it possible to make the most of the energy and resources used in the extraction of materials and the manufacture of lithium batteries.
VoltR is a French manufacturer of eco-designed lithium batteries.
Thanks to a rigorous industrial process and its advanced technology, VoltR recovers battery cells at the end of their first life, to reassign them into new batteries adapted to their residual performance.
VoltR is thus in a position to offer batteries made in France, eco-designed and as efficient as conventional batteries. This eco-responsible solution thus makes it possible to maximize the life of lithium batteries by giving them a second life.
VoltR aims to structure a European circular economy sector for lithium batteries in order to limit their environmental impact as much as possible.
Camille Bouget
Marketing and communication manager
contact@voltr.tech
