SINGAPORE/AMSTERDAM, July 28, 2025 – In a landmark step toward cross-continental digital traceability, Orobo and the IOTA Foundation have announced the successful deployment of the first live Digital Product Passport (DPP) for recycled batteries in Southeast Asia, issued by Singapore-based GLC Recycle.
The launch follows the signing of strategic collaboration agreements during an IOTA -hosted event in Amsterdam, aimed at scaling verifiable, on-chain infrastructure for circular economy compliance across Europe and Asia. GLC Recycle serves as the pilot case for this implementation, anchoring the technical and regulatory bridge between regions.
“What matters most is when our technology translates into real outcomes, and seeing IOTA’s infrastructure power enterprise solutions like this is a strong signal of that,” said Adrian Graßl, Head of Product Adoption at the IOTA Foundation.
“GLC Recycle’s deployment through Orobo’s platform shows how decentralised identifiers and verifiable data can satisfy regulatory needs across continents. We thank Orobo for their trust and for helping show how IOTA’s modular, open infrastructure can serve as a foundation for scalable, compliance-ready solutions.”
“GLC Recycle’s DPP is our first real-world deployment and a critical proof point,” added Sann Carrière, Founder of Orobo. “It shows that traceability and compliance don’t have to be barriers—they can become connectors. This collaboration with IOTA sets the stage for global circular infrastructure that is secure, interoperable, and future-ready.”
A Pilot Grounded in Real-World Urgency
Developed on Orobo Platform, powered by IOTA ’s public and permissionless distributed ledger, the Digital Product Passport provides tamperproof lifecycle data for recycled battery materials, from source to second life. This includes details on:
Material origin and type
Recycling process and recovery rate
Carbon impact and circular outcome
With the EU Battery Regulation and Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) accelerating compliance demands, this pilot positions GLC Recycle as a pioneer in Southeast Asia’s regulatory readiness. The DPP is engineered to support audit trails, ESG disclosures, and interoperable data exchange with European compliance bodies.
Next Phase: A Multi-Actor Circular Battery Pilot
Building on this foundation, Orobo and GLC Recycle will co-lead a multi-actor value chain pilot, inviting OEMs, battery producers, and material processors to participate. The aim: to co-create an open, trust-based digital infrastructure for circular battery compliance.
This initiative is developed with ongoing support from the IOTA Business Innovation Program, which provides Orobo with technical mentorship, tooling support, and integration guidance as it scales a modular, blockchain-based architecture for traceability and compliance.
We invite recyclers, OEMs, and material processors to co-develop a shared standard for circular traceability. Join the upcoming multi-actor pilot or explore how Digital Product Passports can future-proof your supply chain. Reach out to us via hello@orobo.tech or learn more about our work: https://linktr.ee/orobo.tech
About GLC Recycle: https://www.glcrecycle.com/
GLC Recycle is a Singapore-based innovator in sustainable battery recycling, using green, low-carbon processes to recover and reintegrate critical raw materials into the value chain.
About Orobo: www.orobo.tech
Orobo builds digital infrastructure for the circular economy. Through blockchain-based product passports, Orobo enables traceability, regulatory compliance, and sustainability validation across materials and industries.
About IOTA: https://www.iota.org/
The IOTA Foundation is a global non-profit building an open-source distributed ledger technology designed to bring real-world applications on-chain. Scalable, efficient, and secure, it powers a public goods infrastructure optimised for enterprise solutions.
