Mechanical dismantling.
Green chemical recovery.
Real circularity.
Most Critical Raw Materials ('CRMs') are still not recovered from electrical, electronic, and industrial waste. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions, trade conflicts, export restrictions, and shrinking primary mining threaten supply security.
To build a resilient supply chain, CRITICAL. is developing Urban Mining Factories to maximize recovery of these materials from e-waste and industrial residues.
CRITICAL. is part of the CLOSER consortium, aiming to establish a closed loop for the EU's semiconductor sector.
CLOSER is an EU-funded i3 project, that bridges the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act and the Chips Act.
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Mechanical dismantling.
Our configuration of proven mechanical technologies enables very clean separation of plastics, glass and metals from waste Printed Circuit Boards and waste Solar Panels. The pure extraction of metals benefits the chemical process, as fewer impurities mean less energy and chemicals are required.
Green chemical
recovery.
Many waste streams contain CRMs at yields too low for economic recovery. We address this by developing unique Green Chemistry flow sheets that combine high- and low-yield streams to achieve viable recovery rates.
CRITICAL. is the only company building truly diversified refining capacity — and we’re setting a new benchmark for the industry.
Real circularity.
Our processes reclaim (Critical) Raw Materials from Electrical, Electronic and Industrial waste streams, enabling reuse in the semiconductor and energy sectors. In doing so, we ensure a Circular Economy that protects both Earth and industry.
(Critical) Raw Materials.
Production from 2027
Precious Metals pay for the rest
The high value of the precious metals we produce, will allow us to recover much less valuable elements as well. In our opinion all elements are worth recovering.
Copper and more
In essence, we see ourselves as a Copper producer with a significant by-catch of other elements that we wish to recover, including: silicon-metal, gallium, nickel, tin and even more elements.
Urban Mining Factory /
Solar Panels
Frankenberg, Germany. 9,150m2, operational 2027.
