Aqua Metals Showcases Cutting-Edge Recycling Technology to Over 100 Industry Leaders During NAATBatt Tour
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) hosted a successful facility tour at its Innovation Center and Demonstration Plant in Reno, Nevada, attracting over 100 industry leaders from major automotive companies, battery manufacturers, and material suppliers.
The event, held in conjunction with the NAATBatt International Recycling Workshop, showcased the company's proprietary Li AquaRefining™ technology for sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling. Notable attendees included representatives from Ford and General Motors. The tour highlighted Aqua Metals' progress in developing clean, domestic battery recycling solutions and demonstrated the company's operational pilot facility.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) ha organizzato un tour di successo presso il suo Innovation Center e l'impianto dimostrativo a Reno, Nevada, attirando oltre 100 leader del settore provenienti da importanti aziende automobilistiche, produttori di batterie e fornitori di materiali.
L'evento, tenutosi in concomitanza con il NAATBatt International Recycling Workshop, ha presentato la tecnologia proprietaria Li AquaRefining™ per il riciclo sostenibile delle batterie agli ioni di litio. Tra i partecipanti di rilievo figuravano rappresentanti di Ford e General Motors. Il tour ha messo in evidenza i progressi di Aqua Metals nello sviluppo di soluzioni pulite e nazionali per il riciclo delle batterie e ha mostrato l'impianto pilota operativo dell'azienda.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) organizó una exitosa visita a sus instalaciones en el Innovation Center y Planta de Demostración en Reno, Nevada, atrayendo a más de 100 líderes de la industria de importantes compañías automotrices, fabricantes de baterías y proveedores de materiales.
El evento, realizado junto con el NAATBatt International Recycling Workshop, mostró la tecnología patentada Li AquaRefining™ para el reciclaje sostenible de baterías de iones de litio. Entre los asistentes destacados estuvieron representantes de Ford y General Motors. La visita destacó el progreso de Aqua Metals en el desarrollo de soluciones limpias y nacionales para el reciclaje de baterías y demostró la planta piloto operativa de la compañía.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS)는 네바다주 리노에 위치한 혁신 센터 및 시범 공장에서 성공적인 시설 투어를 개최하여 주요 자동차 회사, 배터리 제조업체, 소재 공급업체 등 100명 이상의 업계 리더를 유치했습니다.
이 행사는 NAATBatt 국제 재활용 워크숍과 함께 진행되었으며, 지속 가능한 리튬 이온 배터리 재활용을 위한 회사의 독자적인 Li AquaRefining™ 기술을 선보였습니다. 주요 참석자에는 포드와 제너럴 모터스의 대표들이 포함되었습니다. 투어에서는 청정하고 국내에서 생산되는 배터리 재활용 솔루션 개발에 대한 Aqua Metals의 진전 상황과 회사의 운영 중인 파일럿 시설이 소개되었습니다.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) a organisé une visite réussie de ses installations au Innovation Center et à l'usine de démonstration de Reno, Nevada, attirant plus de 100 leaders de l'industrie issus de grandes entreprises automobiles, fabricants de batteries et fournisseurs de matériaux.
L'événement, tenu en conjonction avec l'atelier international de recyclage NAATBatt, a présenté la technologie propriétaire Li AquaRefining™ pour le recyclage durable des batteries lithium-ion. Parmi les participants notables figuraient des représentants de Ford et General Motors. La visite a mis en lumière les progrès d'Aqua Metals dans le développement de solutions de recyclage de batteries propres et nationales, et a démontré l'installation pilote opérationnelle de l'entreprise.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) veranstaltete eine erfolgreiche Werksführung in seinem Innovationszentrum und Demonstrationswerk in Reno, Nevada, bei der über 100 Branchenführer von großen Automobilherstellern, Batterieproduzenten und Materiallieferanten teilnahmen.
Die Veranstaltung, die in Verbindung mit dem NAATBatt International Recycling Workshop stattfand, präsentierte die firmeneigene Li AquaRefining™-Technologie für ein nachhaltiges Recycling von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien. Zu den bemerkenswerten Teilnehmern gehörten Vertreter von Ford und General Motors. Die Führung hob die Fortschritte von Aqua Metals bei der Entwicklung sauberer, heimischer Batterierecycling-Lösungen hervor und zeigte die betriebliche Pilotanlage des Unternehmens.
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Successful event highlights innovation, collaboration, and the future of sustainable battery recycling
RENO, Nev., Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS), a pioneer in sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling, today announced the successful completion of a facility tour at the Company’s Innovation Center and Demonstration Plant in Reno, Nevada on July 31. Held in conjunction with the NAATBatt International Recycling Workshop, the event brought together over 100 influential participants from across the battery value chain, including representatives from major automotive OEMs such as Ford and General Motors, as well as leading battery manufacturers, recyclers, and critical material suppliers.
The one-day showcase provided attendees with an up-close view of Aqua Metals’ proprietary clean recycling technology through guided tours of its fully operational pilot facility. The event also featured in-depth discussions with Aqua Metals’ executive and technical teams about building secure and sustainable domestic supply chains for critical battery materials.
“This was a milestone moment for Aqua Metals and the broader clean battery materials movement,” said Steve Cotton, President and CEO of Aqua Metals. “The strong turnout and enthusiasm we saw from industry leaders confirms that there is significant momentum behind building secure, circular, and sustainable battery supply chains in the U.S.”
The facility tour was one of several highlights from the NAATBatt Recycling Workshop, a two-day event that brought the national battery recycling community to Northern Nevada—a region rapidly emerging as a critical hub for clean energy innovation. Participants explored the challenges and opportunities facing lithium battery recycling, with Aqua Metals’ technology standing out as a promising solution for domestic, low-emissions, low-cost, critical mineral production.
Among the many highlights, Aqua Metals received enthusiastic testimonials from workshop attendees, offering candid insights into the exciting potential of its closed-loop recycling process. Photos and video footage from the facility tour and industry interviews are available here: [View Media from the Event]
The tour represents another step in Aqua Metals’ journey to scale its Li AquaRefining™ technology for commercial deployment. The Company continues to work towards the launch of its first commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling campus and maintains strong engagement with industry stakeholders as the clean battery economy takes shape.
About Aqua Metals
Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS) is reinventing metals recycling with its patented AquaRefining™ technology. The Company is focused on commercializing sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling that is non-polluting and closes the loop on critical minerals for clean energy technologies. Aqua Metals is based in Reno, Nevada, with facilities located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. For more information, visit www.aquametals.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Aqua Metals, Inc. Those forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Among those risks and uncertainties are those other risks disclosed in the section “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 8, 2025. Aqua Metals cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Aqua Metals does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur, except as required by law.
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Aqua Metals
415-336-3553
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