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Top 10 Metal Recycling startups
Updated: February 24, 2024 | 18 |
Metal waste recycling startups are spearheading technologies including advanced metal sorting systems, innovative smelting and refining processes, and state-of-the-art metal recovery techniques to efficiently and sustainably transform post-consumer metals into high-quality recycled materials for use in various industries, fostering a more circular and environmentally friendly approach to metal production.
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Country: USA | Funding: $260M
Aqua Metals is the only company that has produced a commercially proven sustainable, closed-loop metal recycling process that is capable of producing the world’s purest metals.
Aqua Metals is the only company that has produced a commercially proven sustainable, closed-loop metal recycling process that is capable of producing the world’s purest metals.
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Country: USA | Funding: $64.1M
Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals.
Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $52.5M
Sortera Alloys brings state-of-the-art artificial intelligence image/data analytics and advanced sensors to the industrial scrap metal recycling and re-use industry. It's focused on converting recycled material from vehicles into new tech products
Sortera Alloys brings state-of-the-art artificial intelligence image/data analytics and advanced sensors to the industrial scrap metal recycling and re-use industry. It's focused on converting recycled material from vehicles into new tech products
4
Country: New Zealand | Funding: NZ$60M
Developing a biometallurgical processes that use microbes to capture value from metal waste streams while mitigating environmental harm.
Developing a biometallurgical processes that use microbes to capture value from metal waste streams while mitigating environmental harm.
5
Country: Austria | Funding: €18.8M
Metaloop is a scrap trading company that helps businesses from the metal recycling industry to boost revenue without scaling.
Metaloop is a scrap trading company that helps businesses from the metal recycling industry to boost revenue without scaling.
6
Country: Canada | Funding: $16M
pH7 designs and implements sustainable extraction and refining of strategic metals, essential for the transition to renewable energy.
pH7 designs and implements sustainable extraction and refining of strategic metals, essential for the transition to renewable energy.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $11.3M
Sapertec’s technology allows laminated packaging materials to be separated more easily. Many packaging materials don’t make the recycling cut because they contain mixed materials like soup cartons or cardboard and aluminum combos.
Sapertec’s technology allows laminated packaging materials to be separated more easily. Many packaging materials don’t make the recycling cut because they contain mixed materials like soup cartons or cardboard and aluminum combos.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €6.2M
METYCLE is building the B2B trading platform to accelerate international trade of secondary metals.
METYCLE is building the B2B trading platform to accelerate international trade of secondary metals.
9
Country: USA | Funding: $3M
The galvanized steel industry produces a waste acid with high concentrations of dissolved zinc and iron. Zincovery developed a process that recovers the precious zinc and regenerates the acid for reuse and reducing waste in the process.
The galvanized steel industry produces a waste acid with high concentrations of dissolved zinc and iron. Zincovery developed a process that recovers the precious zinc and regenerates the acid for reuse and reducing waste in the process.
10
Country: France | Funding: €1M
Lemontri offers a turnkey multi-flow recycling service (plastic, metal, paper, glass, etc.).
Lemontri offers a turnkey multi-flow recycling service (plastic, metal, paper, glass, etc.).
11
Country: India
Namo ewaste is a pioneer in asset management and electronics recycling, with its top of the line services to efficiently manage, dispose and recycle discarded electronic items.
Namo ewaste is a pioneer in asset management and electronics recycling, with its top of the line services to efficiently manage, dispose and recycle discarded electronic items.
12
Country: Nigeria | Funding: £850K
Chanja Datti is making Nigeria safer and cleaner by recycling Plastic (PET bottles, pure water sachet, nylon bags etc.) and other waste streams such as Aluminium cans, Paper (old newspapers, old textbooks, corrugated cardboard, carton etc.), Glass bottles and Tires.
Chanja Datti is making Nigeria safer and cleaner by recycling Plastic (PET bottles, pure water sachet, nylon bags etc.) and other waste streams such as Aluminium cans, Paper (old newspapers, old textbooks, corrugated cardboard, carton etc.), Glass bottles and Tires.
13
Country: USA
MolyWorks has developed a recycling foundry which converts metallic scrap into metal powders for additive manufacturing at the point-of-need.
MolyWorks has developed a recycling foundry which converts metallic scrap into metal powders for additive manufacturing at the point-of-need.
14
Country: USA
ReCycle Bikes is a brand new business that hand-makes their bicycles with frames made of 80% recycled aluminum.
ReCycle Bikes is a brand new business that hand-makes their bicycles with frames made of 80% recycled aluminum.
15
Country: India
Nupur recyclers is a leading company in metal scrap processing & recycling in India and also a leading name in the field of import of non-ferrous metal scrap such as shredded zinc scrap, zinc die cast scrap, zurik ss scrap and aluminium zorba grades.
Nupur recyclers is a leading company in metal scrap processing & recycling in India and also a leading name in the field of import of non-ferrous metal scrap such as shredded zinc scrap, zinc die cast scrap, zurik ss scrap and aluminium zorba grades.
16
Country: Serbia
AMG ChemTech Solutions offers an innovative, “zero-waste” technology to make steel production environmentally sustainable. Its patent-pending technology allows for an environmentally safe extraction of Zinc (Zn) during steel mill production, enabling significant cost benefits to steel producers while “recycling” metal waste to reduce landfill waste.
AMG ChemTech Solutions offers an innovative, “zero-waste” technology to make steel production environmentally sustainable. Its patent-pending technology allows for an environmentally safe extraction of Zinc (Zn) during steel mill production, enabling significant cost benefits to steel producers while “recycling” metal waste to reduce landfill waste.
17
Country: Japan
Emulsion Flow Technologies offers rare metal recycling, utilizing emulsion flow technology, emulsion flow technology, etc., businesses.
Emulsion Flow Technologies offers rare metal recycling, utilizing emulsion flow technology, emulsion flow technology, etc., businesses.
18
Country: Sweden
GreenIron H2 is focused on cost efficient CO2-free reduction of metal oxides to pure metals.
GreenIron H2 is focused on cost efficient CO2-free reduction of metal oxides to pure metals.
19
Country: Singapore
Disposal services of general waste and bulky items across Singapore
Disposal services of general waste and bulky items across Singapore
20
Country: Kenya
Solar Kisasa is a business enterprise that recycles used copper rods to produce solar water heaters for household use
Solar Kisasa is a business enterprise that recycles used copper rods to produce solar water heaters for household use
21
Country: Canada
enim offers metals extraction technology from circuit board. enim can recover metals such as palladium, gold, silver, copper, platinum, aluminum, zinc, tin and lead.
enim offers metals extraction technology from circuit board. enim can recover metals such as palladium, gold, silver, copper, platinum, aluminum, zinc, tin and lead.
23
Country: UK
Agave Networks is an online scrap and surplus materials trading platform that develops a solution which can grade and verify scrap ferrous metals using only images and videos from the materials.
Agave Networks is an online scrap and surplus materials trading platform that develops a solution which can grade and verify scrap ferrous metals using only images and videos from the materials.
24
Country: Norway
Hydro is present throughout the aluminium value chain, from energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions and aluminium recycling.
Hydro is present throughout the aluminium value chain, from energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions and aluminium recycling.
25
Country: USA
VALIS builds AI-powered software that makes recycling more profitable, material supply chains more sustainable, and closes the loop on a circular economy for metal fabrication.
VALIS builds AI-powered software that makes recycling more profitable, material supply chains more sustainable, and closes the loop on a circular economy for metal fabrication.
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Country: Austria
MATR is offering an innovative mattress-as-a-service solution to hotels. Their mission is to save hotels time, money and CO2, all whilst providing their guests with a premium sleep experience.
MATR is offering an innovative mattress-as-a-service solution to hotels. Their mission is to save hotels time, money and CO2, all whilst providing their guests with a premium sleep experience.
