Toyota opened a new circular factory in Walbrzych, Poland. The 25,000 sqm facility will process around 20,000 end-of-life vehicles per year, emphasizing the reduce, reuse, and recycle triad.
This investment builds on Toyota’s strategy to handle vehicles at the end of their lifecycle systematically, recovering reusable parts like batteries and wheels for refurbishment, alongside valuable materials such as copper, steel, aluminum, and plastics.
The plant extends operations at the existing Walbrzych site, which already manufactures key components for Toyota’s hybrid and conventional powertrains. Poland was selected for its high volume of available end-of-life vehicles, robust recycling infrastructure, and established manufacturing base.
Second European hub after UK
”This is our second circular factory in Europe. The first opened in 2025 at Burnaston in the UK and has set the benchmark for our circular economy activities,” said Leon van der Merwe, Vice President of Circular Economy at Toyota Motor Europe.
”We chose Poland due to the large availability of end-of-life vehicles, recycling across the supply chain, and our existing production footprint. In the coming years, we plan similar investments in other European markets,” he added.
