Cobalt Blue’s Project Acquisition Manager, Helen Degeling, visited the United Kingdom and Germany during October 2023 to familiarise European markets with the Cobalt in Waste Streams Projects.
October 31, 2023 -- Investors, finance institutions and potential collaborators in London, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, and Berlin have been introduced to the Cobalt in Waste Streams Projects across a series of meetings and presentations conducted by Helen Degeling, Cobalt Blue’s Project Acquisition Manager.
Helen’s visit to the UK aligned with LME Week, which is the annual gathering of the global metal’s community in London. During LME Week, representatives from the entire supply chain meet to discuss current trends in metals markets, what to expect for the year ahead, and to network with industry peers and colleagues.
In Darmstadt, Helen was a guest speaker at the EIT Raw Materials Expert Forum on Battery Innovation. The Forum is part of a series that enables participants across Europe to exchange ideas and opinions about innovations and technologies in the industry. At the Expert Forum on Battery Innovation, Helen shared information about the Cobalt In Waste Steams Projects with a diverse audience of resource institutions, battery manufacturers, battery recyclers, and various academics.
In brief
Cobalt Blue says Project Acquisition Manager Helen Degeling visited the United Kingdom and Germany in October 2023 to introduce its Cobalt in Waste Streams Projects to potential collaborators, investors and finance institutions. She held meetings and presentations in London, Darmstadt, Frankfurt and Berlin, and spoke at the EIT Raw Materials Expert Forum on Battery Innovation in Darmstadt. The company says discussions covered recovering critical minerals from waste streams and included participants from resource institutions, battery makers, recyclers and academia. Degeling reported that the approach drew interest in Europe, where she said scrutiny of environmental, social and governance credentials for critical raw materials is high. The company says it will continue following up on opportunities as the project develops.
Key takeaways
- Helen Degeling met with investors, finance institutions and potential collaborators in UK and German cities during October 2023.
- She spoke about Cobalt Blue’s waste-stream projects at a battery innovation forum in Darmstadt.
- The company says its mineral recovery approach attracted interest as an alternative to opening new mines.
- Cobalt Blue says it will continue to follow up on opportunities as the project develops.
In addition to the organised speaking engagement, Helen coordinated and attended a series of meetings in the UK and Germany, where the concept of extracting critical minerals from waste streams using Cobalt Blue’s innovative process was tested.
Helen Degeling said:
“Overall, Cobalt Blue’s capability to extract critical minerals from waste streams was very well received. There was consensus that this approach would be ideal in the European market, where the ESG credentials of critical raw materials is highly scrutinised. While the appetite for energy transition is high, the concept of extracting these metals from waste streams offers an alternative to opening new mines and this was of interest. There was a lot of potential arising from these meetings, which will be followed further as the project continues to develop”.
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Questions around this news
What are the Cobalt in Waste Streams Projects intended to do?
The projects involve extracting critical minerals from waste streams using a process developed by the company. The release presents this approach as an alternative to opening new mines and says the concept was discussed with investors, finance institutions, potential collaborators, and people working in the battery and resource sectors.
Where did Helen Degeling present the projects in Europe?
During October 2023, Cobalt Blue’s Project Acquisition Manager visited the United Kingdom and Germany. Meetings and presentations took place in London, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, and Berlin. In Darmstadt, she spoke at the EIT Raw Materials Expert Forum on Battery Innovation, addressing an audience that included resource institutions, battery manufacturers, recyclers, and academics.
How did European participants respond to extracting minerals from waste?
Helen Degeling said the company’s capability to extract critical minerals from waste streams was well received. She reported interest in the approach as a possible alternative to opening new mines, particularly in a market where the environmental, social, and governance credentials of critical raw materials receive close scrutiny. The release says follow-up would continue as the project developed.
What happens at LME Week?
LME Week is an annual gathering of people from the global metals community in London. According to the release, representatives from across the metals supply chain meet to discuss current market trends and expectations for the coming year, as well as to build professional connections with industry peers and colleagues.
