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title: "Aqua Metals advances plans for larger Midwest Headwaters ARC battery recycling campus"
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description: "Aqua Metals has advanced its Headwaters ARC battery recycling campus project in the Midwest into final site diligence and negotiations. The plan involves an existing 150,000-square-foot facility on over 50 acres, larger than previous proposals. Phase 1 focuses on commercial preprocessing of LFP materials to produce black mass and fines, while later phases will integrate AquaRefining for high-value mineral recovery. Newmark is assisting with capital formation, including potential third-party real estate funding via a triple-net lease."
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# Aqua Metals advances plans for larger Midwest Headwaters ARC battery recycling campus

-   Aqua Metals advanced Headwaters ARC, a planned Midwest battery recycling and critical minerals recovery campus, into final site diligence and negotiations. \* Target site includes an existing 150,000-square-foot industrial facility with 50-plus acres, designed to be larger than the prior Sierra ARC plan. \* Phase 1 targets rapid deployment of commercial preprocessing to produce black mass, aluminum fines, copper fines, with an initial focus on LFP materials. \* Later phases target integration of AquaRefining to recover battery-grade lithium carbonate and iron phosphate from black mass, shifting toward higher-value minerals recovery. \* Newmark was engaged to pursue capital formation structures, including potential third-party real estate funding via a long-term triple-net lease model. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Aqua Metals Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via GlobeNewswire (Ref. ID: 202607070700PRIMZONEFULLFEED9757636) on July 07, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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