Ecobat Resources New York (Middletown secondary lead smelter)
Large load · 65 BALLARD ROAD, Middletown, NY
Ecobat Resources New York, formerly Revere Smelting & Refining, runs a secondary lead smelter at 65 Ballard Road in the Town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York. It recycles over 10 million lead-acid batteries a year and uses diesel generators for utility-requested supplemental power.
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Overview
The facility operates a secondary lead smelter that processes primarily used lead-acid batteries. Ecobat reclaims polypropylene from battery cases and produces sodium sulfate. The Ecobat site annually recycles over 10,000,000 lead acid batteries.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- Four 300 kW generators provide emergency electrical power to the wet electrostatic precipitator during utility service disruptions. Two 30 mmbtu/hr diesel generators provide supplemental power when requested by the utility company and during outages, limited to 500 hours per year. A crystallizer emergency generator supplies electric power when utility service is unavailable.
- Ownership
- Ecobat operates a secondary lead smelting facility at 65 Ballard Road in the Town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York. EPA lists Eco-Bat America LLC as parent company. Ecobat Resources New York LLC was formerly Revere Smelting & Refining Corp.
- Recent changes
- On October 27, 2026 Clarios announced plans to acquire Ecobat, including its three U.S. critical mineral recovery and processing facilities. The transaction is expected to close by early calendar year 2027. A $55 million wet electrostatic precipitator system was installed at the Middletown plant in 2016.
Facility
- Activity
- Secondary lead smelting of used lead-acid batteries
- Industry
- Industrial
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported May 20, 2026
- Demand flexibility
- generators used to provide supplemental power when requested by the utility company
Related records
Timeline
- Nov 4, 2016
- WESP emissions-control system reported installed.
RSR invests in cleaner smelting technology - Best Magazine
- Oct 27, 2026
- Clarios announced plans to acquire Ecobat.
Clarios Strengthens U.S. Critical Mineral Supply Chain with Acquisition of Ecobat - Ecobat