PRESS
MetalPlant has been featured in industry publications, online media, and editorial coverage highlighting our work, capabilities, and projects. This page collects selected press mentions, articles, and features where MetalPlant has been referenced or showcased.

The New Weapon Against China’s Mineral Dominance: Plants – Metalplant Featured in the Wall Street Journal
“This could shift how we think about mining in the future,” said Metalplant Co-Founder Eric Matzner in discussing how hyperaccumulator plants offer a new method to recover metals from unconventional
“Mining flowers for nickel” – New Scientist Magzine Features Metalplant’s Nickel Hyperaccumulator Harvest
Metalplant’s nickel harvest was featured in the July 13-19, 2024 Print issue of New Scientist magazine: “On a recent afternoon in northern Albania, workers gathered armfuls of freshly cut shrubs

Metalplant’s Proposal Awarded $1.72m by DOE ARPA-E to Enhance Hyperaccumulators and Spur Nickel Phytomining in the USA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2024 / — Metalplant, a leading phytomining startup, and partner, Verinomics, a plant genetic editing firm, have been awarded $1.72 million by the U.S. Department of