Aqua Metals, Inc.

Aqua Metals, Inc. is a specialty metals recycling company focused on recovering critical battery materials through its proprietary AquaRefining technology. The process is designed to replace high‑emission smelting and conventional hydrometallurgy with a water‑based, modular approach that targets higher purity outputs and improved environmental performance in recycling streams. According to company materials, Aqua Metals applies this platform to lithium‑ion battery feedstocks to produce compounds such as lithium carbonate, nickel carbonate, cobalt intermediates, and mixed hydroxide precipitate, aligning with growing demand from energy storage and electrified transportation supply chains. The firm positions its Innovation Center and pilot operations as demonstrations of commercial‑scale capability and process adaptability across chemistries, including lithium iron phosphate. By addressing safety, cost, and emissions considerations in metals recovery, Aqua Metals seeks to serve downstream cathode, refined metals, and metallurgical markets while contributing to domestic critical minerals processing and circularity objectives in the battery ecosystem.