Objectives
To boost the green transition, the availability of critical raw materials needs to be ensured. The battery sector has been experiencing increasing demand for raw materials for years and is vulnerable for supply risks. Various strategies are being pursued to meet the growing demand for critical raw materials and to build up viable, sustainable and innovative value chains. Waste valorization by recovery and recycling plays a central role.
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METALLICO Webinar Series: How Reactors for Leaching and Bioleaching are working - Insights from research to practice
13 January, 2026
The next part of the METALLICO Webinar Series will take place on 9 MArch, from 13:30 - 15:30 CET. This time, we will explore how Reactors for Leaching and Bioleaching are working. You can look forward to insights from research to practice!
PURGES: Starting the commissioning phase
11 December, 2025
The construction phase of the METALLICO PURGES Process is finalised! This week, the pilot of the PURGES Process arrived at facilities of our partner Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre to start with the commissioning phase. The pilot will recover cobalt from the purges generated in polymetallurgical refining processes. The capacity of the pilot is 150 L/h.
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METALLICO M36 Meeting in Vitoria-Gasteiz
2 December, 2025
On 25 and 26 November, 2025, the METALLICO Consortium met in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). The meting marked 36 months of METALLICO!
It was great to discuss the work done in the last six months and to allign the next steps. The meeting was also an opportunity to connect further with the project partners and to strenghten collaboration. The meeting was organised by our partners from CIC energiGUNE. Thanks to Néstor Antuñano Martín and the whole team for welcoming us and also showing us around in your labs. It was a pleasure.
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METALLICO Webinar Series: How Reactors for Leaching and Bioleaching are working - Insights from research to practice
9 March, 2026
13:30 - 16:30 CET
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