ION FPO (CRYPTO: ION) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
ION FPO is an Australian clean technology and critical minerals recovery company focused on commercializing environmentally sustainable mineral extraction processes.

ION FPO
ION FPO is an Australian clean technology and critical minerals recovery company focused on commercializing environmentally sustainable mineral extraction processes. The company develops and deploys its proprietary IONSolv technology, a selective deep eutectic solvent extraction platform designed to recover and refine strategic metals from various waste streams and mineral feeds. Its operations target high-value critical minerals, including rare earth elements, gold, copper, silver, lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese from sources such as electronic waste, end-of-life permanent magnets, lithium-ion battery black mass, decommissioned solar panels, and mining tailings or intermediate products. The business aims to supply domestic and international supply chains across Australia, Europe, and the United States.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of ION FPO
- E-waste and Magnet Recycling: Processing electronic waste, printed circuit boards, and end-of-life magnet materials using deep eutectic solvent technology to extract rare earth elements including neodymium-praseodymium alongside precious metals like gold, copper, and silver for recycling.
- Battery Recycling and Black Mass Extraction: Extracting battery-grade intermediate products including lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese from recycled lithium-ion battery black mass feedstocks to support regional circular supply chains across North America and European industrial markets.
- Solar Module Recycling: Processing end-of-life solar photovoltaic modules to recover valuable strategic materials, including high-purity silver and silicon, providing recycling solutions designed for the growing global footprint of renewable energy infrastructure.
- Mining Intermediates and Tailings Upgrading: Applying selective chemical extraction processes to upgrade mixed hydroxide precipitate, complex mineral ores, and legacy mining waste tailings into strategic oxide products with enhanced commercial value.
- Mineral Extraction Technology Commercialization: Developing modular closed-loop extraction technology platforms engineered for selective, low-emission critical mineral recovery, facilitating transition from laboratory validation to pilot development and full-scale commercial operation.
- International Recycling Partnerships: Collaborating with international industry partners and government-backed consortiums in Europe and Australia to conduct commercial testing and joint development of critical mineral extraction and cobalt recovery processes.
ION FPO executive team
- Mr. Lewis Edward UttingChief Executive Officer
- Mr. Raymond Robert Ridge B.A., BA (Acc), C.A., GIA (cert)Financial Controller, CFO & Company Secretary
- Mr. Ebbe DommisseExecutive Officer