New Synergy Announcement: XTRACT and METALLICO Project
A new synergy has been established between XTRACT and METALLICO!
Visit the METALLICO website to learn more about the project and its activities. 🔗https://metallico-project.eu/
The METALLICO project presents a new opportunity for the EU, as there are industrially underexploited and unexploited resources containing battery metals. METALLICO is composed of a strategic consortium spanning the entire value chain, including mining and industrial sites with primary and secondary sources of critical and battery metals (Li, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni); experienced partners to pilot novel processes for producing battery-grade materials based on previous projects and activities; industrial and SME end-users in the battery, cement, paint, and ceramic sectors; and partners aiming to enhance social participation (including support from government bodies), sustainability, and the commercial potential of the proposed solutions.
METALLICO includes four case studies in the EU to recover: battery-grade Li2CO3 from a primary spodumene-lepidolite deposit; Co concentrates and battery-grade CoSO4 from a secondary resource at a mine; and Cu, Co, Mn, and Ni concentrates from metallurgical slag from a Pb refining company and from secondary mine tailings.
In this context, the upscaling of sustainable and innovative upstream and downstream processes will demonstrate the techno-economic recovery and production of these critical and strategic metals for the EU.
Learn more through METALLICO’s official links (LinkedIn, YouTube, Spotify, CORDIS and Zenodo) and explore the project’s results and updates.
We are pleased to have initiated this synergy and look forward to a range of shared future activities and continued collaboration.
