Applications & industries

Where the products are used

Mining uses are well established. Non-mining uses are shown as typical industry applications — no claims about Elythium's European customers or volumes until a market study is completed.

Mining

Flotation reagents for copper and cobalt

Xanthates and NaHS are core reagents in sulphide mineral flotation. Elythium is built to serve copper and cobalt producers in all major producing regions.

Copper flotation

SIBX as a sulphide collector in copper concentrators.

Cobalt flotation

Collector and sulphidiser use across cobalt-bearing ores.

Sulphidising & leaching

NaHS as a sulphidising agent and leach reagent.

Mineral flotation cells

Beyond mining

Typical industrial applications

Around 20% of output is planned for Europe, including industrial users outside mining. The applications below are typical industry uses — no market study has been completed yet.

Leather tanning and processing

Pulp and paper

Rayon and viscose fibres (CS₂)

Agricultural chemicals

Water and effluent treatment

Specialty chemicals

Elythium is in the development phase. Plant scope, partners and timelines are indicative and subject to permitting, financing and final investment decision.

Elythium

Developing Europe's integrated flotation-reagent plant at Sines, Portugal. Supplying copper and cobalt producers worldwide, with the Copperbelt as a major market.

Insurex Technologies Limitada, trading as Elythium

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Elythium is in the development phase. Plant scope, partners and timelines are indicative and subject to permitting, financing and final investment decision.

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