• Aqua Metals outlined plans to commercialize its patented AquaRefining battery-recycling process, targeting lower costs and sharply reduced emissions versus conventional hydrometallurgy.
• Pilot operations in Sparks, Nevada logged more than 4,000 runtime hours; process design eliminates peroxide and hydroxide use, regenerates sulfuric acid.
• Company estimates a 98% reduction in GHGs versus standard hydro; targets more than $1,100 per metric ton cost advantage.
• Strategy centers on NMC metals refining, with a separate LFP recycling hub model aimed at rising manufacturing scrap from 2026–2028.
• Commercial discussions include conditional feedstock arrangements; MOUs cover deep-sea polymetallic nodules with potential 100,000 metric tons annual supply.

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