Andean creates a domestic, sustainable supply chain for critical metals by extracting gold, silver, copper, and rare‑earth elements from electronic waste and industrial scrap. Using fully automated robotic disassembly and proprietary electrochemical processing, its modular, zero‑carbon factories deliver high‑purity metal feedstock to manufacturers, defense contractors, and technology firms, reducing reliance on foreign sources and supporting a circular economy.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
America relies on imported rare earth and precious metals for essential technologies, while a massive amount of electronic waste containing these critical materials is discarded each year with virtually no domestic recovery. This dependence creates supply chain vulnerability and environmental harm.
Solution
Andean builds a domestic, sustainable supply chain that extracts critical metals from electronic waste and industrial scrap at industrial scale. The company combines advanced robotics with proprietary electrochemical processing to create decentralized, modular factories that operate with zero carbon emissions. These intelligent facilities recover gold, silver, copper, as well as rare‑earth elements such as neodymium, praseodymium, and dysprosium, turning waste into high‑purity metal feedstock. By localizing production, Andean reduces reliance on foreign sources and supports a circular economy for the United States’ defense, technology, and manufacturing sectors.
Target Audience
Primary customers are manufacturers, defense contractors, and technology firms that require reliable domestic sources of critical metals, as well as electronic waste recyclers and industrial scrap generators seeking a responsible recovery partner.
Features
- Fully automated robotic disassembly lines that sort and prepare e‑waste for processing
- Novel electrochemical extraction technology that isolates precious and rare‑earth metals with high recovery rates
- Decentralized, modular factory design that can be deployed near waste sources for reduced transportation impact
- Zero‑carbon operation powered by renewable energy and waste‑heat recovery systems
- End‑to‑end supply chain integration from waste intake to refined metal output, ensuring traceability and purity
- Capability to produce a portfolio of metals including Au, Ag, Cu, Nd, Pr, and Dy on an industrial scale