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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Register now: METALLICO Webinar on "How to Solve Industry Challenges with Recovered Materials from METALLICO? – Results from research to practice"

20 August, 2026

In the next issue of our METALLICO Webinar Series, we will discuss what different industries need and expect from recovered materials, share key laboratory test results and explain how the project is tackling the specific challenges that arise in each application. We will also look at external enablers that can reduce barriers and support real-world uptake of recovered (critical) raw materials.

More info and registration

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E-Newsletter #4 out now!

18 June, 2026

The 4th METALLICO e-newsletter is out now and packed with news from the project! All the pilot plants where the five innovative processes are being tested are now up and running. In this edition of the newsletter, you can find out more about the current status of each pilot plant. In addition, work is progressing on the ‘Battery Metals Inventory’. This is a tool designed to gather key information about resources that may contain valuable metals for batteries. You can also look forward to new podcast episodes, our videos from the METALLICO webinar series, and further articles and announcements from the project! 

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METALLICO M42 Consortium Meeting in Barcelona

18 June, 2026

­From 9 - 10 June, 2026, the METALLICO Consortium met in Barcelona, Spain. Since 42 month, the METALLICO project is working on fostering sustainable recovery strategies for (critical) battery metals and their reuse. During the meeting, the partners discussed their progress and talked about the next steps as well as upcoming challenges. Further, the partners visited the facilities of CETAQUA to see the PURGES pilot plant. 

Events

VI Mining & Mineral Hall 2026

20 - 22 October, 2026

Seville, Spain

Battery Innovation Days 2026

11 - 12 November, 2026

Stockholm, Sweden

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