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Boston Metal secures $75M to produce critical metals with new tech

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Boston Metal has secured $75 million in new funding to advance its molten oxide electrolysis technology for producing critical metals. This investment comes after the company faced financial difficulties and layoffs due to an industrial accident at its Brazilian facility. The funds will support the startup's commercial plant in Brazil, which aims to produce niobium, tantalum, and tin, and will also fuel future projects for metals like vanadium, nickel, and chromium. AI

IMPACT This funding could accelerate the adoption of novel industrial processes for producing critical materials, potentially impacting supply chains for various advanced technologies.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for an industrial decarbonization technology company. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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Boston Metal secures $75M to produce critical metals with new tech

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · Casey Crownhart ·

    Boston Metal gets a $75 million lifeline to produce critical metals

    The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report.&#160;&#160; The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that&#8217;s responsible for about 8%…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Boston Metal gets a $75 million lifeline to produce critical metals The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals

    📰 Boston Metal gets a $75 million lifeline to produce critical metals The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report. The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean... 📰 Source:…

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