From waste to large-scale mining: validated results
We don't promise: we show. Our recycled cobalt sulfate is already used in real copper production processes, and here is the evidence in video, press and photos.
Ruta Verde: lithium-ion recycling from start to finish
The key record of our operation: how an end-of-life battery becomes minerals for industry.
Codelco El Teniente Division
Since November 2023, El Teniente's Hydrometallurgy Plant has successfully used our recycled cobalt sulfate — recovered from discarded phone batteries — as an additive in copper cathode production, replacing the imported solid product.
Delivered in liquid form, it eliminated prior dissolution, solved stock issues, standardized dosing into a single daily addition and improved the plant's operational continuity, while contributing to the circular economy.
"The liquid performed better, the effect is much faster and it is cheaper." — Patricio Navarro, Shift Supervisor, El Teniente Hydrometallurgy Plant
Inside the operation: lithium-ion battery recycling at our plant.
Our operation, unfiltered
Real photos from plant and lab. Click to enlarge.
