Momentum confirms its tech can produce commercial-grade battery materials at scale

[Ben Graham]

US- based Momentum Technologies announced Monday it has proven its ability to deliver commercial-quality battery materials at scale. 

The company said its demonstration unit in Carrollton, Texas has achieved commercial-grade purity and yield within the first year of the facility’s opening, marking a milestone in the company’s scale-up journey from pilot-scale operations to full commercial readiness.

Momentum said its proprietary Membrane Solvent Extraction (MSX) technology represents the culmination of a systematic scale-up process that began with pilot-scale validation and has now been proven at demonstration scale. 

The company said it has consistently produced high-purity nickel, cobalt, and lithium streams from end-of-life batteries, with yields exceeding 90% and product purity over 99%, meeting quality specifications required by battery manufacturers, including battery-grade purity for nickel sulfate. 

In April, Momentum was awarded on TIME’s list of America’s Top GreenTech Companies 2025. 

“This facility was designed to validate our process at scale, and today’s results confirm its success,” Momentum CEO Mahesh Konduru said in a news release. “This achievement demonstrates that our technology is commercially viable and ready for widespread deployment. We’ve proven that a domestic, circular supply chain for critical minerals is more than possible, it’s operational and scalable for industrial applications.”

The successful scale-up from pilot to demonstration scale has enabled Momentum to optimize its proprietary MSX technology while implementing critical systems-level improvements, it said. 

Momentum said its commercial expansion plans include an additional facility in Ohio.