A Single Process With Multiple Applications
Fluoromet’s proprietary Resource Maximisation Process provides a unified, modular pathway to extract and refine the full suite of materials essential for advanced energy systems — including lithium compounds, rare earth elements (REEs), battery metals and natural graphite.
Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE): High‑purity lithium carbonate and hydroxide production from spodumene and other hard‑rock sources for active cathode material.
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and Battery Metals:
Fluoromet’s process enables the selective recovery of rare earth elements — neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), dysprosium (Dy), and terbium (Tb) — used in high-performance permanent magnets for electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defence technologies.
In parallel, the same system produces battery metals including cobalt, manganese, niobium, alumina, and nickel, essential for cathode materials and advanced energy storage applications.Graphite: Natural and synthetic graphite processing, purification, and spheronisation for anode production.
Critical minerals and REEs are refined at ultra‑high purity (99.95%–99.999%) using closed‑loop, low‑energy, remotely controlled processes that operate under ambient conditions with virtually zero tailings — redefining sustainable value creation from mine to market.
How Does the Fluoromet Process Compare?
“We aim to design extraction processes that are as close to the maximum theoretical efficiency as possible”
The Fluoromet Process does not require high heat or pressure to achieve target outcomes and is also capable of delivering multiple commodities from the one ore.
All reagents are recycled in a closed loop process, avoiding hazardous waste and optimising environmentally responsible operations.
Furthermore, the recovery of multiple by-products removes the need for tailings dams.
The outcome: a simpler, greener, lower cost plant with lower production costs and emissions.
Fluoromet’s process delivers significant advantages for deployment in low-energy environments, offering high efficiency with a markedly reduced environmental footprint.