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Aqua Metals reports developments tied to sustainable battery metals recycling and refining, centered on its proprietary AquaRefining™ technology. The company describes AquaRefining as an electro-hydrometallurgical, closed-loop process designed to recover high-purity materials from battery and other metal-bearing feedstocks using electricity rather than conventional smelting or chemical-intensive refining.
Recurring AQMS news covers financial results, business updates, commercialization planning for AquaRefining facilities, product work in lithium, nickel and related battery materials, and strategic supply-chain relationships. Company updates also address capital formation, balance-sheet actions, customer-aligned supply agreements and participation in domestic critical-minerals and energy-storage industry discussions.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) will participate in the NAATBatt 2026 Annual Meeting in Tucson, Feb 9–12, 2026, where executive and technical teams will engage with industry leaders.
The company will attend technical and policy sessions, speak on battery recycling and refining, and share updates on operational milestones and partnerships.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) executed a multi-year Material Supply Agreement with 6K Energy dated January 21, 2026, to supply battery-grade nickel metal and lithium carbonate produced via AquaRefining™. The MSA has an initial three-year term, includes index-based pricing tied to LME and Fastmarkets benchmarks, and contemplates volumes that could represent tens of millions of dollars annually, subject to qualification, market conditions, and scale-up.
AquaRefining™ is described as delivering a 98% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions versus standard hydrometallurgy and approximately $1,100 per metric ton in cost savings; materials are expected to meet FEOC compliance to support domestic cathode manufacturing.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) reported Q3 2025 results and highlighted progress toward commercializing its AquaRefining™ recycling technology.
Key developments include $17.1 million in new funding (including a $13.0 million subsequent event), pilot processing of 1 metric ton of LFP cathode scrap to produce battery‑grade lithium carbonate, an LOI to potentially supply 500–1,000 MT recycled nickel carbonate annually (estimated ~$12M at current prices), two MOUs on deep‑sea nodules, regained NASDAQ minimum‑bid compliance, and continued engineering, permitting, and site selection for a first commercial facility.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Westwin Elements to potentially supply 500–1,000 metric tons of recycled, battery-grade nickel carbonate annually, targeting U.S. domestic production.
The LOI follows product qualification and estimates approximately $12 million annual value at current nickel prices under a multi-year arrangement. Targeted delivery start is calendar year 2027, contingent on financing and commercial facility build-outs for both parties.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) will host a quarterly business update conference call on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET, coinciding with its release of financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Investors can join the live webcast at https://event.webcasts.com/aqms or via the investor relations site at https://ir.aquametals.com/. Audio dial-in numbers and replay instructions with passcode 13754150 are provided for live and recorded access.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) and MOBY Robotics signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 3, 2025 to evaluate sustainable refining of deep-sea polymetallic nodules.
The MOU targets use of Aqua Metals’ low-temperature AquaRefining™ process to produce battery-grade nickel, cobalt, manganese and to assess recovery of rare earth elements. Aqua Metals plans bench-scale testing later in 2025 to adapt its process to nodule feedstock. The collaboration is exploratory and aims to expand a feedstock-agnostic domestic critical-minerals supply chain beyond lithium-ion recycling.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) closed a $13 million registered direct offering on Oct. 20, 2025 with a prominent institutional investor via a shelf takedown.
Gross proceeds will strengthen the company's balance sheet and fund site-specific design, engineering, permitting, and pre-construction to advance commercialization of its AquaRefining™ technology. Aqua Metals is conducting due diligence on two potential ARC sites with co-location synergies for feedstock and offtake. The Benchmark Company LLC served as sole placement agent.
The company positions its process as a domestic recycling alternative capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate, nickel, cobalt, and other battery metals to support U.S. critical-minerals initiatives.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) announced a registered direct offering and concurrent private placement raising approximately $13 million in gross proceeds through the sale of 1,133,794 shares of common stock and/or prefunded warrants at a purchase price of $11.34 per share/prefunded warrant.
The company also issued unregistered warrants to purchase up to 1,133,794 shares at an exercise price of $11.34, exercisable for five years. The offering is expected to close on October 16, 2025. Net proceeds are intended for working capital and general corporate purposes. Benchmark Company LLC acted as sole placement agent. The registered shares were offered under an effective Form S-3 shelf registration declared effective on October 19, 2022.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) announced its participation in The Battery Show North America, scheduled for October 6-9, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. The company's VP of Commercial, David Regan, will join a panel discussion on "Critical Minerals and Trade Policy."
The event will provide Aqua Metals opportunities to engage with OEMs, cell manufacturers, and key industry players to advance commercial relationships and strategic partnerships. The company's AquaRefining™ technology focuses on sustainable recycling of critical minerals from end-of-life batteries and manufacturing scrap, with plans for their first commercial-scale facility to process black mass into battery-grade materials.
Aqua Metals (NASDAQ: AQMS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Impossible Metals to develop a sustainable U.S. critical minerals supply chain. The partnership combines Impossible Metals' selective seabed mineral collection technology with Aqua Metals' AquaRefining™ platform.
The collaboration aims to establish a domestic supply chain for essential resources including nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese, and rare earth elements. Impossible Metals will utilize its Eureka III autonomous underwater robotics platform for nodule collection, while Aqua Metals will leverage its proven expertise in delivering battery-grade materials through its low-carbon, closed-loop refining process.