Aqua Metals

Our Mission is to eliminate the inefficiency, costs and toxic waste associated with conventional smelter based recycling of Lead Acid Batteries. Our breakthrough, AquaRefining, delivers a better product, at a higher yield, eliminates toxic waste, reduces permitting and is less expensive to build than smelting.

96% of all rechargeable batteries produced are lead acid batteries (LAB)

• LAB production continues to grow at 18-30% per year
• Still the most cost effective battery for many high growth applications

Lead is the World’s most recycled material

• Almost 100% of new LABs contain some recycled “Secondary Lead”
• Modern LABs require high purity “Primary lead”

LEAD RECYCLING FOR A NEW WORLD 

AquaMetals’ mission is to transform the Lead Acid Battery recycling industry to be better for today’s world. Our revolutionary modular AquaRefining recycling technology is cleaner, more cost effective and energy efficient, and produces ultra-pure lead to modernize an important global recycling activity in a socially responsible manner.Lead is the most recycled material in the world. All lead acid battery recycling currently utilizes lead smelting, a high temperature thermal reduction process which generates toxic liquid, gases and particulate waste which it is difficult and expensive to manage. In the US many lead smelters have failed to meet environmental standards. In less regulated countries smelters operate with limited environmental safeguards. As such lead smelting is often listed in the World’s top 5 most polluting industries.Our world deserves better. AquaMetals makes the highest purity lead cost effectively - without pollution.

BATTERY RECYCLING WITHOUT THE ISSUES

Our Mission is to eliminate the inefficiency, costs and toxic waste associated with conventional smelter based recycling of Lead Acid Batteries. Our breakthrough, AquaRefining, delivers a better product, at a higher yield, eliminates toxic waste, reduces permitting and is less expensive to build than smelting.