Rhenus Automotive SE is a German logistics provider headquartered in Holzwickede, specializing in automotive supply chain solutions. A subsidiary of the Rhenus Group, it offers just-in-time and just-in-sequence delivery of parts, module and vehicle assembly, warehousing, and transport services worldwide, supporting OEMs from factory gate to distribution.
With over 20 years of experience and operations at more than 65 sites globally, the company handles complex intralogistics on customer premises, including for electric vehicles. It manages battery logistics across the lifecycle—from assembly and storage to disassembly and recycling—via its joint venture BLC with TSR Group, which recently partnered with BASF for lithium-ion battery recycling in Europe, processing end-of-life EV batteries into black mass and metals.
Rhenus Automotive SE holds patents for stackable logistics modules for alkali-ion batteries and participates in research like the InnoLogBat project for sustainable e-mobility logistics.