U.S. Vanadium
U.S. Vanadium is a privately held specialty chemicals producer in Arkansas that manufactures the world's highest-purity vanadium oxides and VRFB electrolyte solutions from post-industrial waste streams for aerospace, defense, energy storage, and chemical/catalyst industries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1986
- HeadquartersHot Springs Village, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What U.S. Vanadium does
U.S. Vanadium (legal entity: US Vanadium, LLC) is a privately held U.S. specialty chemicals producer headquartered in Hot Springs, Arkansas that manufactures the world's highest-purity vanadium oxides (V2O5 and V2O3) and ultra-high-purity vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) electrolyte from post-industrial waste streams. Operating two Arkansas facilities — a feedstock roasting plant in Benton (150,000 tonnes annual processing capacity, 22 employees, ISO 9001 certified, 37 acres) and a primary processing facility in Hot Springs (50+ years of continuous operation, 54 employees, ISO 9001:2015 certified, 912 acres) — the company recovers vanadium from secondary industrial sources, yielding products with a substantially smaller carbon footprint than primary vanadium mining operations.
The company sells approximately 17 SKUs across three categories (powders at technical, high-purity, and ultra-high-purity grades; vanadium electrolyte solutions at 1.6M, 1.7M, and 1.8M concentrations; and vanadium halide/vanadate solutions) via unit-priced e-commerce storefront for SMB/research buyers and a dedicated technical sales team for enterprise accounts. Pricing across grades ranges from roughly $12.77 per unit (1.6M electrolyte) up to $3,473 per unit for ultra-high-purity V2O5 powder, with bulk orders routed through sales. Customer verticals span VRFB energy storage system manufacturers (primary), aerospace and defense titanium alloy producers, chemical and catalyst producers, and (via the Tyfast MOU) heavy-duty EV battery anode developers. Capital intensity is high: a $5.8 million Belt Filter upgrade completed in September 2022 improved vanadium recovery, reduced operating costs, and supports continued ultra-high-purity electrolyte production.
U.S. Vanadium is 86% owned by TechMet Limited, a private critical-minerals investment firm partially owned by the U.S. Government through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The company is led by CEO Darryll Castle (formerly CEO of Trafigura Mining, PPC Cement, and Anvil Mining) and Chairman Mark A. Smith (former President and CEO of Largo Resources Ltd., ex-CEO of Molycorp and Chevron Mining). Other directors include TechMet CFO John Hadfield, TechMet USA executive Anthony Weiss, and Daniel Katz of Traxys North America, giving the board deep mining, chemicals, trading, and government-finance expertise. 2025 has been an active year: a product launch of Fused V2O5 Flake for titanium alloys, an MOU with Tyfast Energy Corp., board restructuring, EcoVadis ESG rating, and an active campaign pressing the Pentagon to add vanadium to the National Defense Stockpiles.
U.S. Vanadium firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- U.S. Vanadium
- Legal name
- US Vanadium, LLC
- Website
- https://usvanadium.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1986
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- U.S. Vanadium is a privately held specialty chemicals producer in Arkansas that manufactures the world's highest-purity vanadium oxides and VRFB electrolyte solutions from post-industrial waste streams for aerospace, defense, energy storage, and chemical/catalyst industries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
U.S. Vanadium industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Vanadium Specialty Chemicals
- NAICS
- Chemical Manufacturing (325), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180)
- SIC
- Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Battery & Energy Storage High-Purity Chemicals (Electrolyte salts/solvents, additives) (IMAEAKAM)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Hydrometallurgical Recycling & Refining (Leaching, Solvent Extraction, Precipitation) (EUAFACAD), Battery Recycling & Materials Recovery (Li-ion, LFP, Flow, Lead-Acid) (EUAMALAE)
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Where U.S. Vanadium is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hot Springs Village
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
U.S. Vanadium business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Specialty Vanadium Chemicals: Production and sale of specialty vanadium chemicals including highest-purity Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5) and Vanadium Trioxide (V2O3), vanadium halide solutions, vanadium powders, and vanadium electrolyte solutions for VRFBs.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Vanadium Electrolyte Solutions - priced by concentration and volume |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Vanadium Solutions (Solutions) - priced by product type and volume |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Vanadium Powders - priced by purity grade and weight |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
U.S. Vanadium product offering
Product offeringCore offering
U.S. Vanadium produces and sells specialty vanadium chemicals including the world's highest-purity Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5) and Vanadium Trioxide (V2O3), ultra-high-purity vanadium electrolyte solutions for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs), ammonium meta vanadate, and a range of vanadate and vanadyl specialty chemicals. Production occurs at ISO 9001-certified facilities in Hot Springs and Benton, Arkansas, recovering vanadium from post-industrial waste streams to supply aerospace, defense, energy storage, and chemical/catalyst industries.
Product overview
U.S. Vanadium is a specialty chemical producer offering a portfolio of high-purity vanadium products, primarily vanadium oxides (V2O5 and V2O3) in powder and flake forms at various purity levels (technical grade through ultra-high purity), vanadium electrolyte solutions for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) at different concentrations (1.6M, 1.7M, 1.8M), and specialty vanadium chemicals including vanadate solutions (potassium, sodium), vanadyl compounds (oxalate, sulfate), and ammonium meta vanadate. The company positions itself as producing the highest-purity Vanadium Pentoxide in the world, serving aerospace (titanium alloys), energy storage (VRFBs), chemical/catalyst, and defense industries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Vanadium Pentoxide Powder (UHG>99.8% V2O5) Ultra-high purity vanadium pentoxide powder with 99.8% V2O5 content, used for aerospace-grade titanium alloys, VRFB electrolyte, and specialty chemical applications.
- Vanadium Pentoxide Powder (HP>99.6% V2O5) High purity vanadium pentoxide powder with 99.6% V2O5 content for chemical, catalyst, and industrial applications.
- Fused Vanadium Pentoxide Flake (HP>99.6% V2O5) Fused vanadium pentoxide flake product designed for the titanium alloy industry, supporting aerospace and defense applications.
- Vanadium Trioxide Powder (HP>99.5% V2O3) High-purity vanadium trioxide powder used in catalysis, vanadium redox flow batteries as an electrolyte precursor, metallurgy, and production of vanadium alloys for aerospace applications.
- Vanadium Trioxide Powder (TG>98.5% V2O3) Technical grade vanadium trioxide powder for industrial applications requiring lower purity levels.
- Vanadium Electrolyte Solution (1.6M, Valence 3.5) Ultra-high-purity vanadium electrolyte solution at 1.6M concentration with valence 3.5 for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs).
- Vanadium Electrolyte Solution (1.7M, Valence 3.5) Ultra-high-purity vanadium electrolyte solution at 1.7M concentration with valence 3.5 for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs).
- Vanadium Electrolyte Solution (1.8M, Valence 3.5) Ultra-high-purity vanadium electrolyte solution at 1.8M concentration with valence 3.5 for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs).
- Ammonium Meta Vanadate Powder (UHP>99.7%) Ultra-high purity ammonium meta vanadate powder for specialty chemical and catalyst applications.
- Ammonium Meta Vanadate Powder (HP>99.0%) High purity ammonium meta vanadate powder for industrial applications.
- Sodium Ammonium Vanadate Powder (>40% V) Sodium ammonium vanadate powder containing over 40% vanadium for various chemical applications.
- Vanadyl Sulfate Hydrate Vanadyl sulfate hydrate for chemical synthesis and specialty applications.
- Potassium Vanadate Solution (KMV12) Potassium vanadate solution for chemical and catalyst applications.
- Potassium Vanadate Solution (KMV14) Potassium vanadate solution for specialty chemical applications.
- Sodium Vanadate Solution (SMV16) Sodium vanadate solution for industrial and chemical applications.
- Vanadyl Oxalate (VOX10.5) Vanadyl oxalate solution for specialty chemical applications.
- Vanadyl Oxalate (VOX13) Vanadyl oxalate solution for chemical synthesis applications.
- Vanadyl Sulfate Solution (VS10) Vanadyl sulfate solution for various industrial applications.
Quantifiable outcome
- 5-6% moisture content in processed material (vs higher in conventional processing)
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Companies that use U.S. Vanadium
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
U.S. Vanadium technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
U.S. Vanadium partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Tyfast Energy Corp.coreJoint development effort focused on scaling domestic production of ultra-fine-grain vanadium oxide materials critical for Tyfast's lithium vanadium oxide (LVO) anode for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Tyfast will install precision milling equipment at US Vanadium's Hot Springs facility for in-situ production of controlled vanadium oxide particle sizes for lithium-ion anode materials. The collaboration aims to optimize synthesis of high-purity vanadium oxide from post-industrial waste streams, supporting heavy-duty EV applications including construction, mining, trucking, and defense vehicles.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
U.S. Vanadium competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Energy Fuels: Energy Fuels is a US-based critical minerals producer that has expanded into vanadium recovery as a byproduct of uranium/mill operations, directly competing with USV's recycled-vanadium positioning.
- Invinity Energy Systems: Invinity is a leading Western VRFB system integrator and a direct buyer of USV-style ultra-high-purity vanadium electrolyte for grid-scale deployments, representing a key downstream customer and channel for vanadium demand.
- Bushveld Minerals: Bushveld is a primary vanadium miner and electrolyte producer with South African assets, including a VRFB electrolyte business (Bushveld Energy). It is a head-to-head competitor in both vanadium feedstock and VRFB electrolyte markets.
- Largo Resources: Largo is a primary vanadium producer operating the Maracás Menchen mine in Brazil. Mark Smith, USV's Chairman, was formerly Largo's CEO, and both companies compete at the upstream vanadium oxide stage of the supply chain.
Emerging players
- VanadiumCorp Resource Corp. VanadiumCorp is a Canadian junior producer developing vanadium electrolyte technology (Vanadium Electrolyte Process) and feedstock assets, competing in the VRFB electrolyte niche that USV currently leads.
- NioCorp Developments: NioCorp, led by USV Chairman Mark Smith, is developing a US critical minerals project targeting niobium, scandium, titanium, and vanadium, positioning it as a future US primary vanadium competitor to USV.
Regional players
- Shoals Technologies Group: Shoals is a US-based supplier of balance-of-system components for grid-scale battery energy storage. While not a chemistry producer, it is a complementary participant in the US utility-scale storage ecosystem where USV's electrolyte is deployed.
Broad incumbents
- Tronox Holdings: Tronox is a vertically integrated TiO2 producer that also recovers vanadium as a byproduct from its mineral sands and pigment operations, overlapping with USV's industrial waste-stream processing approach.
- Sumitomo Electric Industries: Sumitomo Electric, via its subsidiary Sumitomo Electric Industries, operates significant VRFB systems and adjacent vanadium electrolyte activities globally and is a broad incumbent in vanadium redox flow battery commercialization.
- Honeywell International (Performance Materials): Honeywell produces high-purity specialty chemicals and electrolyte materials used in energy storage and industrial applications, overlapping with USV's specialty vanadium chemicals and electrolyte portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
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U.S. Vanadium financial estimates
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U.S. Vanadium leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
U.S. Vanadium funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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U.S. Vanadium M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about U.S. Vanadium
What does U.S. Vanadium do?
U.S. Vanadium produces and sells specialty vanadium chemicals including the world's highest-purity Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5) and Vanadium Trioxide (V2O3), ultra-high-purity vanadium electrolyte solutions for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs), ammonium meta vanadate, and a range of vanadate and vanadyl specialty chemicals. Production occurs at ISO 9001-certified facilities in Hot Springs and Benton, Arkansas, recovering vanadium from post-industrial waste streams to supply aerospace, defense, energy storage, and chemical/catalyst industries.
Is U.S. Vanadium a public or private company?
U.S. Vanadium is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was U.S. Vanadium founded?
U.S. Vanadium was founded in 1986. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is U.S. Vanadium based?
U.S. Vanadium is headquartered in Hot Springs Village, United States, in the North America region.
How does U.S. Vanadium make money?
One revenue line is on record: specialty Vanadium Chemicals.
Who are U.S. Vanadium's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Energy Fuels, Invinity Energy Systems, Bushveld Minerals and Largo Resources. Emerging players are VanadiumCorp Resource Corp. and NioCorp Developments. Shoals Technologies Group is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Tronox Holdings, Sumitomo Electric Industries and Honeywell International (Performance Materials).
Does U.S. Vanadium have an API?
No public API is recorded for U.S. Vanadium.
What industry is U.S. Vanadium in?
U.S. Vanadium's product category is Vanadium Specialty Chemicals. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEAKAM, Battery & Energy Storage High-Purity Chemicals (Electrolyte salts/solvents, additives), with a secondary code of EUAFACAD, Hydrometallurgical Recycling & Refining (Leaching, Solvent Extraction, Precipitation). Its NAICS code is 325 and its SIC code is 2810.