Sharing the vision

Media release | Southland's first cleantech critical minerals production facility receives Government backing

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The Government today announced an allocation of $15 million of the Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) to cleantech company Aspiring Materials. The RIF allocation will accelerate the New Zealand company’s development of a $31 million commercial critical mineral production facility in Southland

Media release | Aspiring Materials expands to the United States to boost domestic supply of critical minerals (PR Newswire)

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Following the success of its pilot plant in Christchurch, New Zealand, Aspiring Materials will leverage abundant U.S. supply of olivine to deliver magnesium and nickel-cobalt-manganese hydroxides.

Media release | Aspiring Materials critical minerals pilot production plant opens in Christchurch (PDF)

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The opening of the Aspiring Materials critical minerals processing pilot plant means New Zealand now has domestic capability to produce critical minerals and essential materials used by core industries everyday across the country.

Media release | US investor picks NZ based clean-tech Aspiring Materials to join global portfolio (PDF)

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US investor Elemental Impact has picked Christchurch based clean-tech start-up Aspiring Materials for the non-profit's latest investment portfolio expansion.

Media release |  Carbon removal startup Aspiring Materials named on Cleantech Group’s 2024 APAC Cleantech 25 (PDF)

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Cleaning up for climate, Aspiring Materials has been recognised as one of the most promising top 25 solutions in the APAC region by Cleantech Group.

Media release |  Aspiring Materials' co-founders Dr Allan Scott and Dr Christopher Oze named as Breakthrough Energy Fellows (PDF)

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Aspiring Materials has been recognised as one of the “next generation of world changing ideas” by Breakthrough Energy, a innovation accelerator organisation founded by Bill Gates.

Media release |  Musk Foundation’s XPRIZE funds a short film featuring NZ-based Aspiring Materials and their promising carbon removal technology (PDF)

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Aspiring Materials is one of 10 global start ups to be selected to feature in a short film as part of the bigger 4 year long global XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, where the grand prize winner stands to win US$50M.

Media release |  Motion Capital leads successful capital raise of $1.5M for sustainable carbon removal innovators Aspiring Materials. (PDF)

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Motion Capital, a new NZ-based venture capital firm founded by Lachlan Nixon, has led an investment of $1.5M to progress Aspiring Materials' scale-up from lab to pilot-plant phase.