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Feb32023

Strengthening the nickel supply chain for our planned UK electric vehicle battery recycling plant in Teesside with visit and strategic partnership in Indonesia

February 3, 2023

Indonesia is the world’s largest source and producer of nickel and is holding 25% of the world’s reserves. Nickel Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate (MHP) intermediate is becoming an essential raw material in…

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Jan292023

Altilium Metals selected as a Clean Tech Innovator to present at “Mobilise the Future”, presented by UK Business Angels Association and the UK Government Advanced Propulsion Centre

January 29, 2023

Taking place at the Science Gallery, London on 7th February 2023, this event will welcome 10 entrepreneurs from across the clean automotive, transport and mobility industry to pitch for investment. From…

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Jan262023

Altilium Metals helping “to deliver the future of UK battery technology” with Faraday Battery Challenge Award

January 26, 2023

The UK’s electric vehicle sector received a jump start today with the announcement that £27.6m in government-backed funding has been awarded to 17 projects through the Faraday Battery Challenge, including Altilium…

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Jan242023

MHP from recycled used electric vehicle batteries offers a new sustainable and low carbon source of nickel and cobalt for the electrified battery supply chain

January 24, 2023

Strict environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are a top priority for automakers and regulators to say their batteries are sustainably and responsibly produced with the lowest carbon footprints. All battery…

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Jan182023

Altilium Metals delivers samples of graphite from recycled end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to European battery anode manufacturer

January 18, 2023

The graphite was recovered from NMC111 scrap at our Technology Centre in Devon. We are the only company in the UK recovering critical minerals from “black mass” on a battery recycling…

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Jan92023

Completion of Interim Technical Report on PT Konstruktor, a laterite Nickel Cobalt asset as part of a mixed feed strategy for the planned UK Teesside plant, recycling EV battery waste from 150,000 EV, the largest planned

January 9, 2023

Earthworx Indonesia has completed an Interim Technical Report on PT Konstruktor, a laterite Nickel Cobalt asset held as part of the group. This laterite ore will be processed and available as…

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Jan62023

K+U Ventures Commits to Investment in Altilium Metals

January 6, 2023

Altilium Metals is excited to announce an investment from K+U Ventures, an Amsterdam based clean technology investor in circular ventures that support the transition towards a sustainable global economy. The new…

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Jan52023

Altilium Metals receives first shipment of “black mass” for qualification at its planned Teesside plant, recycling battery waste from 150,000 EVs

January 5, 2023

The new order, at the MT level was received at our EV Battery Recycling Technology Centre in Devon, for processing at our scale up line, the only one in the UK.…

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Dec232022

Altilium Metals Provides Operational Update Following Significant 2022 Progress

December 23, 2022

We have had an amazing year of progress in 2022 and the team at Altilium Metals has hit all the key development milestones it set. Below outlines the significant achievements this…

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Dec222022

Altilium Metals Unveil New State-of-the-Art Analytical Laboratory for Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling

December 22, 2022

Altilium Metals makes its latest investment in the future of EV battery recycling innovation – a new laboratory space at its Devon Technology Centre. The Lab includes a range of new…

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Dec162022

Altilium Metal’s Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Technology Centre gets ready to begin operations in January 2023 – Analytical and hydrometallurgical laboratory design and construction complete

December 16, 2022

Since July 2022 significant progress has been made at our newly established facility in Devon, UK and the new process engineering team will move to the facility start January 2023. The…

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Dec132022

Altilium Metals Appointment of a Law Firm for a Patent Application of its Altilitech process that recycles end-of-life electric vehicle batteries, recovering critical metals lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese

December 13, 2022

Altilium Metals has appointed a London based specialist patent lawyer for a UK patent for its technology innovation in the recycling of spent EV batteries direct to cathode active material (CAM),…

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Dec112022

EU Batteries to be the World’s Greenest Under New Rules

December 11, 2022

Altilium Metals welcomes the political agreement reached by the European Parliament and the EU council on a new harmonised regulation for batteries and waste batteries. Chief negotiator Achille Variati stated “Our…

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Dec102022

Altilium Metals continues business momentum growth with successful Crowdfunding campaign, achieving 110% of its target

December 10, 2022

Altilium Metals aimed to raise £714,006 but exceeded its target and achieved 110% of this, resulting in £786,005 of investment at the end of the campaign from 410 new investors. Funds…

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Nov292022

Award of an Environmental Agency permit to recycle electric vehicle battery black mass at the “metric tons” scale at our UK Battery Recycling Technology Centre

November 29, 2022

Our Electric Vehicle Battery Technology Centre in Devon, UK has been awarded a permit from the Environment Agency to recycle EV battery waste or black mass at the “metric ton” scale.…

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Nov72022

National and local UK press on planned recycling plant for battery waste from 150,000 EVs

November 7, 2022

Teesside offers the ideal location for a plant of this scale, with access to the UK’s largest Freeport, a highly skilled local workforce, local government support and a rich heritage in…

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Nov62022

Joint press release from Mayor’s Office of Teesside and Altilium Metals on UK’s largest battery recycling plant in the Tees Valley

November 6, 2022

Altilium Metals has selected Teesside as the preferred location for the largest planned recycling facility in the UK for end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Download the full press release here:

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Oct142022

Incorporation of PT Altilium Battery Metals in Indonesia for Processing of Nickel, Cobalt as Feedstock to planned Mega-scale Battery Recycling Plant in the UK

October 14, 2022

Indonesia holds the world’s largest nickel reserves and over the next several years is expected to provide most of the new nickel supply needed by the globe’s booming electric vehicle industry.…

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Oct72022

Altilitech Receives Battery Recycling Equipment for its UK Scale-up Facility

October 7, 2022

Altilium Metals is pleased to announce that its 100% owned battery recycling business, Altilitech Ltd has received multiple reaction vessels and associated ancillary devices at its Devon Technology Centre, key equipment…

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Sep162022

Altilium Metals Receives Funding To Improve Climate Friendliness and Commercial Value of its Process to Recycle End-of-Life Lithium-ion Batteries

September 16, 2022

We are pleased to announce we will receive funding from Innovate UK, the United Kingdom’s innovation agency for an 18-month program driving forward the efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint of…

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Sep72022

Press release confirming Altilium Metals award in the recycling category of UK Government’s APC’s Scale-up Readiness Validation (SuRV) competition

September 7, 2022

Under this 18 month program a mixed stream of battery chemistries will be processed and samples will be provided to Imperial College, London for the manufacture of batteries to validate the…

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Aug242022

Altilium Metals to Upsize Capacity of its First UK Plant Study to Meet Accelerating Demand for Battery Recycling

August 24, 2022

Through close collaboration with Engineering Consultant Hatch we are preparing a Definitive Feasibility Study for a UK Recycling Plant. The input processing capacity will be increased from 10,000 tonnes to 50,000…

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Aug212022

Altilium Metals Invited to Present at Upcoming Circular Economy Forum

August 21, 2022

Altilium Metals is pleased to present its lithium-ion battery recycling process at the upcoming 5th Indonesia Circular Economy Forum. Join Dr Christian Marston, CTO and Director of Altilitech, as he presents…

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Aug172022

Altilitech Battery Recycling Technology focussed in a Tech Alert from IPI Singapore, a government agency championing enterprise development

August 17, 2022

Altilium Metals Ltd subsidiary Altilitech Ltd has developed a proprietary process to recycle end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to extract rare and critical metals lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese at a quality…

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Aug122022

Appointment of Hatch Ltd for the Engineering aspects of a feasibility study for a new UK Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Plant

August 12, 2022

This feasibility study will accelerate and support the investment decision regarding development of a new UK site capable of processing battery waste from 20,000 electric vehicles to reclaim scarce technology metals…

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Jul222022

Altilium Metals commends the UK Government for its first-ever critical minerals strategy that aims to improve the security of supply of critical minerals

July 22, 2022

This new strategy identified that large quantities of critical minerals are in products we use today, including end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. As critical minerals become increasingly difficult to find and extract…

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Jul152022

Completion of a Scoping Study into the Recycling of Electric Vehicle Batteries at the MEDET Hydrometallurgical Refinery in Bulgaria

July 15, 2022

The study completed by Hatch is based on existing infrastructure to process battery waste from 16,000 electric vehicles. Incremental capital costs to modify the flow-sheet to treat “black mass” from end-of-life…

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Jul12022

Altilitech opens new Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Technology Centre in the UK

July 1, 2022

Altilium Metals has opened a Technology Centre in Devon, UK to strengthen its competitive edge in recycling of electric vehicle batteries. The Technology Centre will allow its subsidiary Altilitech to scale…

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Jun302022

Research Planning Meeting with the Titirici Group at Imperial College, London

June 30, 2022

We completed our planning meeting for a 18-month research program sponsored by Altilium Metals with Imperial College. Imperial will produce lithium-ion coin cells and pouch cell batteries to validate the electrochemical…

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Jun292022

Altilium Metals Announces a Strategic Partnership with Tatton Consulting, an award-winning Innovation and Grants Consultancy

June 29, 2022

Altilium Metals Ltd has formed an alliance and has received investment from Tatton Consulting, R&D Grant Consulting Company of the year 2022. Tatton has a strong market leading position in supporting…

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Jun262022

£1 million winner of the UK Government Automotive Transformation Fund Scale up Readiness Validation competition

June 26, 2022

Altilium Metals winning R&D proposal is to produce samples of recycled end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and manufacture new lithium-ion batteries. New battery production will validate the electrochemical performance of recycled technology…

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Jun232022

Press Release from Devon County Council on Altilitech Ltd award of a Green Innovation Fund

June 23, 2022

Devon County Council has invested more than £750,000 is being invested to support 6 innovative projects and technologies which will drive green growth in Devon’s economy. Altilitech, a subsidiary of Altilium…

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Jun202022

Interim Technical Report from Hatch Ltd for Processing of end-of-life Electric Vehicle batteries at the MEDET European Hydrometallurgical Plant

June 20, 2022

Altilium Metals holds a multiyear concession agreement to extract minerals from the MEDET copper tailings and a solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) plant in Bulgaria. Altilium Metals appointed leading Engineering Consultant Hatch Ltd…

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Jun172022

Press release from the UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on their £43.7 million funding to support the development of the latest green auto tech

June 17, 2022

Altilium Metals is supported through by Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to prove and enhance the case for scale up of its electric vehicle battery recycling technology to reclaim scarce technology metals…

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Jun132022

Critical Metals supplier Altilium Metals is delighted to announce the launch of its Apprenticeship program for School and University leavers in the UK

June 13, 2022

This apprenticeship programme is being made possible with support from Devon County Council’s Green Innovation Fund and these new work-based learning experiences will create much-needed routes into the growth industry of…

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Jun32022

Altilium Metals is adding to its leadership team with the appointment of Dr Benjamin Wickham as Director, Process Chemistry

June 3, 2022

Dr Wickham brings a wealth of process engineering and project management expertise and recently spent 9 years as a Senior Scientist at Element Six Ltd (a De Beers company) Ben has…

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May282022

Signing of Long Term Supply Contract with PT Stern for Manganese from PT Mandala Erakovic, Indonesia

May 28, 2022

PT Stern is at the development and funding stage of a processing plant to produce manganese sulfate and other manganese cathode battery materials at a planned facility in Indonesia. PT Mandala…

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May272022

Awarded £309,000 from UK Government Innovate in partnership with Enterprise Singapore for technology development of our end of life battery recycling technology

May 27, 2022

This 18-month program will commence Q4 2022 and is in collaboration with KGS Pte Ltd, a Singapore general recycler and includes a feasibility study into commercial li-ion battery recycling in Singapore.…

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May62022

Hatch Site visit to our MEDET Hydrometallurgical Plant in Bulgaria Week 2nd May 2022

May 6, 2022

Hatch are currently preparing a commercial and engineering study for the retrofit of the plant to recycle lithium-ion batteries as well as a green house gas analysis of the works. The…

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Apr252022

Heads of Agreement Signed for Equity Investment and Production Offtake in the Nickel Mines of Mustika Artha Prathama in Indonesia

April 25, 2022

As part of a strategy to establish a strategic portfolio of mining assets in Indonesia to provide security of supply and feedstock to a future processing plant of intermediate metal salts…

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Apr132022

Heads of Agreement Signed to acquire the Nickel Mining Assets of PT Konstruktor, Indonesia

April 13, 2022

Altilium Metals is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding Heads of Agreement with PT Konstruktor to acquire 30% equity and marketing rights of all future production for its…

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Apr82022

Altilium Metals has been awarded funds from the UK Government’s Automotive Transformation Fund for a feasibility study and decision-ready business case to develop a large scale manufacturing facility for recycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to support a electrified vehicle supply chain

April 8, 2022

With this new award of £223,097, Altilium Metals has reached a milestone of USD 1 million backing so far in 2022 from the UK Government to develop its battery recycling technology…

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Apr42022

Appointment of Consultant Company Hatch for the Commercial and Engineering Study for the Retrofit of the MEDET Hydrometallurgical Plant for the processing of Lithium-ion Battery Waste

April 4, 2022

To complement the internal studies by Altilium Metals in the retrofit of its Solvent Extraction-Electrowinning (SX-EW) plant at its MEDET Copper tailings resource in Bulgaria, it has appointed Hatch to develop…

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Mar262022

Altilium Metals Greentech Startup Altiltech has been awarded £500,000 from UK National Government (SMART Innovate Award) and UK Local Government (Green Innovation Fund) to further develop it’s novel technology for recycling of end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries

March 26, 2022

Altilitech has developed a closed loop process with no direct carbon emission to recover critical and scarce metals lithium, nickel and cobalt for reuse in lithium-ion batteries. Recycling spent batteries reduces…

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Feb212022

As part of it’s engineering studies for processing end-of-life electric vehicle batteries at it’s Medet Hydrometallurgical Plant in Europe, a potential net savings of 2.5 kg CO2 per kg of battery recycled has been identified, which is a carbon saving of 50,000 MT per year

February 21, 2022

Materials production is responsible for approximately half of the greenhouse gas emissions from battery production, and recycled materials typically have a lower carbon footprint than the same materials from virgin sources.…

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Feb42022

Memorandum of Understanding signing for supply of 10,000 MT per year of end-of-life electric vehicle battery “black mass” as feedstock to Altilium Metals first recycling plant in Europe

February 4, 2022

Once an Electric Vehicle battery reaches the end of its useful life, the battery pack can be collected, dismantled, and shredded. The shredded material is then processed to produce so-called “black…

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Jan152022

Altilium Metals latest response to Cyclone Seroja, Indonesia

January 15, 2022

In April 2021, Cyclone Seroja hit portions of southern Indonesia and East Timor. More than 70,000 structures across the region were damaged or destroyed and nearly half a million people were…

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Dec172021

Altilium Metals receives Third party verification from The University of Plymouth, UK that it’s Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Process is fit for purpose commercially and can recovery over 95% of critical metals Nickel, Cobalt and Manganese from a typical spent cathode

December 17, 2021

The University of Plymouth is a leading UK University and is ranked among world’s top 25 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. It has verified independently that the Altiltech process…

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Dec22021

Altilium Metals has fixed an exclusive off-take with PT Soe Makmur Resources for 138,000 MT high-grade Manganese ore in 2022 with and option for equity investment into the mine

December 2, 2021

PT Soe Makmur Resources is a 2000 ha Manganese mine in same region of PT Mandala Erakovic in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Altilium Metals has fixed an exclusive off-take in 2022,…

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Nov222021

PT Mandala Erakovic completes a 300 MT delivery to PT Ecomet Resources with an average ore grade greater than 50% Manganese making it one of highest grade deposits in the world

November 22, 2021

PT Mandala Erakovic is a 1000 ha mine in the Manumean region of East Nussa Tenggar, Indonesia and is owned and operated by Altilium Metals. The assay recorded in this latest…

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Nov122021

Altilium Metals has commenced commercial and engineering studies for processing of end-of-life consumer electronic and electric vehicle batteries at its Medet SX-EW Plant in Europe

November 12, 2021

Altilium Metals holds a multiyear concession agreement to extract minerals from Medet tailings and a Solvent Extraction-Electro Winning Plant (SX-EW) in the Pirdop region of Bulgaria. It plans to process 50…

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Oct302021

Daily Telegraph, UK article on Altilium Metals plans for scale up of its recycling technology to extract lithium and critical metals from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries

October 30, 2021

Failure to recycle dead car batteries could cancel out benefits of electric vehicles. Major recycling plant to open in Plymouth amid fears environmental gains could be lost. See full article here.…

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Oct232021

Altilium’s end-of-life electric vehicle recycling technology highlighted as a University and Business Partnership helping to meet COP’26 ambitious goals

October 23, 2021

Partnerships for the Planet: Cooperation for COP26 is the National Centre for Universities and Business’ (NCUB) showcase how collaborations between our universities and businesses are helping to meet COP26’s ambitious goals.…

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Sep282021

Altilium Metals signs an MOU for the supply of 15,000 MT of Manganese Ore

September 28, 2021

A MOU confirming supply of 41% Manganese ore to commodity trader PT Wita Prapanca Minerals for delivery to smelter PT Sulawesi Mining Investment has been agreed.

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Aug42021

University of Plymouth Press Release on Altilium Metals Recycling Process for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries

August 4, 2021

Innovative process enables the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle battery components on a commercial scale. Altilium Metals Ltd is working with the University to develop a method through which the…

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Jul302021

Altilium Metals signs a MOU with PT Stern for supply of Manganese Ore for processing into Electric Vehicle Battery intermediate raw materials

July 30, 2021

Altilium Metals has signed a MOU with PT Stern for the supply of up to 3,000 MT per month of Manganese ore from PT Mandala Erakovic. Stern is developing a downstream…

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Jun32021

Altilium Metals delivers the only at scale domestic supply of Manganese Ore to Indonesian smelter

June 3, 2021

3427 MT of 41% Manganese Ore was delivered by barge to PT Indotama Ferro Alloy from PT Mineral Elok Sejahtera mine.

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Apr142021

Altilum Metals provides aid to East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia following Cyclone Seroja

April 14, 2021

Cyclone Seroja caused extensive flooding and widespread damage and many as 29 regencies and cities across East Nusa Tenggara have been affected. More than 70,000 structures across the region were damaged…

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Jan52021

PT Mandala Erakovic makes first commercial sales of Manganese Ore

January 5, 2021

PT Mandala Erakovic makes first commercial sales of 51% Manganese Ore to PT Ecoment under a newly signed supply Contract of 148 Metric Tonnes.

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Nov102020

PT Mandala Erakovic press coverage in the Victory Times Newspaper

November 10, 2020

PT Mandala Erakovic has distributed equipment to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Victory News is a daily newspaper which serves Kepang and surrounding areas…

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Nov62020

Altilium Metals Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Tackle COVID-19

November 6, 2020

Altilium Metals has taken all measures to contribute to the regions in which it operates and aims to support government initiatives in order to alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on health…

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