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.
RAZOR Science Show – These plans could change the future of mining
In northern Albania, an emerging start-up is scaling the cultivation of hyperaccumulator plants—species that naturally absorb unusually high concentrations of metals from the soil. Metalplant is currently growing these plants across 7 hectares, with the objective of extracting and refining battery-grade nickel from the harvested biomass. To further improve the environmental footprint of the process, the company is combining phytomining with enhanced rock weathering, a technique that accelerates natural mineral reactions to permanently capture atmospheric CO₂. The result is a novel approach to nickel production that aims to be not only low-impact, but carbon negative.
DW Planet A – Can this nickel-eating plant help solve the battery crisis?
This video highlights how Metalplant is turning nature into a miner. In northern Albania, fields of nickel-hyperaccumulator plants are grown on ultramafic soil where they naturally pull nickel up from
New York Stock Exchange – Metalplant CEO on scaling up CO2 removal and providing nickel required for clean energy transition
We’re on a mission to scale up carbon dioxide removal and provide the nickel required to support society’s clean energy transition. Metalplant was founded in order to help the world
Mind Crafted Stories – Revolutionizing Mining with Plants: The Future is Green!
Dive into the world of innovative phytomining with Erik Metzner and his startup Metalplant. Operating in northern Albania, this groundbreaking venture is transforming barren nickel-rich soil into a sustainable resource.
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