China's Rare Metal Breakthrough: A New Era for Waste to Wealth? The Chinese plant that has been making headlines with its innovative extraction of critical rare metals from lithium waste is a game changer.
Its implications extend far beyond China, sparking questions about the future of resource extraction, technological advancement, and industrial sustainability.
The Institute of Process Engineering under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Jiangxi province produces 500 tonnes of rubidium and caesium per year through tower extraction and separation techniques.