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.

METALLICO will:

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Recover valuable materials from primary and secondary resources
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Demonstrate sustainable production and recovery of (critical) battery metals
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Assess end-use of the recovered (critical) battery metals
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Identify and characterize (critical) battery metals with innovative technologies
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Enable social participation, stakeholder engagement and networking

News

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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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Watch now: METALLICO Webinar "How can LCA Support Innovation in Minerals and Metals Production"

21 November, 2025

On 13 November 2025, we launched the first part of the METALLICO Webinar Series: "How can LCA Support Innovation in Minerals and Metals Production? Examples from European Projects working at Mid/Low Technology Readiness Level". You can now watch the whole webinar on YouTube. 

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