Altilium Group
Altilium Group is a UK-based private technology company that licenses its patented DNi Process™ nitric-acid hydrometallurgical technology to mining companies for sustainable extraction of nickel, cobalt, and other critical metals from laterite ores and bauxite residues, targeting the EV battery supply chain.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Altilium Group does
Altilium Group Limited is a UK-incorporated private company (registered number 11594853, founded 2019 with operating heritage from 2008) that has developed and licenses the patented DNi Process™, a nitric acid-based hydrometallurgical process for extracting critical metals — principally nickel, cobalt, scandium, rare earth elements, aluminium, iron, vanadium, and titanium — from laterite ores and processing wastes. The core technology operates at atmospheric pressure (1 atm) and 110°C, recovers and reuses 99% of nitric acid in a closed-loop system, and produces only inert silicate residue rather than toxic tailings, with co-products including a 48%-nickel-content Mixed Hydroxide Product (MHP), hematite, alumina, and magnesium sulphates. The product suite comprises the DNi Process core plus four specialized variants: the Altilium Nickel Laterite Process™ (the first fully piloted, processes the full limonite/saprolite/transition zone profile), the Altilium Bauxite Process™, the Altilium Red Mud Process™ (for reprocessing bauxite residue), and the Altilium Ti/REE Process™.
The company makes money by licensing its patent-protected DNi Process technology to mining counterparties and forming regional joint ventures and new legal entities with partners who provide ore resources, capex, and market access while Altilium provides the technology and engineering support. Licensing arrangements include exclusivity in defined geographic areas (for example, NGM holds exclusivity within 100km of Kalgoorlie). The company does not sell end products; it monetizes via licensing royalties, engineering services, and JV equity/economics tied to partner plant throughput.
Customers are large mining groups and resource owners operating laterite nickel, bauxite, or clay-type ore deposits; primary targets are miners in Western Australia and Indonesia (the latter holding the world's largest nickel reserves) supplying the lithium-ion battery and EV supply chain. Named anchor partners are Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM, Australia, 16,000 tpa Ni in MHP plant targeted), PT Indo Mineral Research of the Sebuku Group (Indonesia, 20,000 tpa Ni in MHP targeted), and New Generation Minerals (NGM, Western Australia, 16,000 tpa Ni in MHP, 36Mt resource, 2030 production target). The firm operates from London (HQ), Perth (engineering/pilot at CSIRO Waterford), Jakarta (Indonesia operations), and Singapore (MEA/AP commercial coverage), with leadership comprising CEO Christopher Gower (since 2016, based Jakarta since 2021), COO Orestes Trifilio (40-year laterite specialist), CCO Luis Avecedo (joined 2025, Singapore), and Technology Manager Sravan Maddipati. No revenue is disclosed and no commissioned plants are evidenced in the input.
Altilium Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Altilium Group
- Legal name
- Altilium Group Limited
- Website
- https://altiliumgroup.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Altilium Group is a UK-based private technology company that licenses its patented DNi Process™ nitric-acid hydrometallurgical technology to mining companies for sustainable extraction of nickel, cobalt, and other critical metals from laterite ores and bauxite residues, targeting the EV battery supply chain.
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Altilium Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hydrometallurgical Mineral Processing Technology
- NAICS
- Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (21223)
- SIC
- Metal Mining (1000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Leaching & Hydrometallurgical Beneficiation (Heap/Dump/Vat; Bioleaching) (IMAKALAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Rare Earths Mining & Concentrates (REE Ores) (IMAKAFAG), Tailings & Waste Management (Thickened Tailings, Dry Stack, Paste, TSF Operations) (IMAKALAH), Mining & Heavy Metals Remediation (Acid Mine Drainage, tailings-impacted sites) (BPALAKAK)
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Where Altilium Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- London
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Altilium Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Technology Licensing: Altilium licenses its patent-protected DNi Process technology to mining companies and joint venture partners. Licensing agreements include technical support and exclusivity arrangements in specific geographic regions.
- Joint Venture Partnerships: Formation of new legal entities with strategic partners (such as NGM and PT Indo Mineral Research) to promote, market and license the DNi Process technology. Altilium provides technology while partners provide resources, ore deposits, and market access.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Altilium Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Altilium Group has developed a portfolio of patented nitric acid-based hydrometallurgical processes (centred on the DNi Process™) that extract critical metals — including nickel, cobalt, scandium, rare earth elements, aluminium, iron, vanadium, and titanium — from laterite ores, bauxite, and processing wastes such as red mud. The technology operates at atmospheric pressure and 110°C, recovers 99% of the nitric acid in a closed-loop system, and produces zero toxic tailings. Altilium commercialises this technology primarily by licensing it to mining companies and forming joint ventures with regional partners in Australia, Indonesia, and other laterite-rich geographies.
Product overview
Altilium Group offers a portfolio of patented hydrometallurgical processes centred on the DNi Process™ core technology, which uses nitric acid to extract critical metals from ores and processing waste. The product suite includes the Altilium Nickel Laterite Process™ as the first fully piloted application, along with specialized variants—the Altilium Bauxite Process™, Altilium Red Mud Process™, and Altilium Ti/REE Process™—each targeting different feed materials (bauxite, red mud, titanium/REE ores). All processes share a common architecture: nitric acid leaching with 99% acid recovery, zero toxic tailings generation, and multi-metal extraction producing saleable co-products. The technology competes with conventional HPAL by operating at ambient pressure and lower temperatures.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- DNi Process™: Patented technology using nitric acid to extract critical metals from ores and tailings, including nickel, cobalt, scandium, rare earth elements, aluminium, iron, vanadium and titanium.
- Altilium Nickel Laterite Process™
- Altilium Bauxite Process™
- Altilium Red Mud Process™
- Altilium Ti/REE Process™
Products and services
- DNi Process™
- Altilium Nickel Laterite Process™
- Altilium Bauxite Process™
- Altilium Red Mud Process™
- Altilium Ti/REE Process™
Quantifiable outcome
- 99% nitric acid recovery rate in closed-loop system
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Altilium Group
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Altilium Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Altilium Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- GMM PfaudlercoreStrategic partnership to revolutionise mineral extraction and processing. GMM Pfaudler brings design and engineering skills in complex industrial-scale systems solutions and corrosion-resistant equipment. Together, they will optimise Pfaudler's equipment for operating DNi Process plants and collaborate in marketing the eco-friendly Altilium technology. GMM Pfaudler has 18 facilities with over 1,800 employees across 4 continents.
- New Generation Minerals (NGM)coreStrategic project evaluation and exclusivity agreement to establish a cutting-edge processing plant near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. NGM has exclusive rights to use Altilium technology within 100km of Kalgoorlie where they have secured 36Mt nickel mineral resource. Target production of 16,000 tonnes per annum of nickel in MHP with aim for production by 2030. Parties committed to produce comprehensive preliminary feasibility study within 24 months.
- PT Indo Mineral Research (Sebuku Group)coreCooperation agreement with member of Sebuku Group (one of Indonesia's largest mining groups) to develop and promote the DNi Process in Indonesia, the country with world's largest nickel reserves. Discussions underway with several parties to construct DNi Process plants in Indonesia, with first plant targeting at least 20,000 tonnes of nickel in MHP annually.
- CSIROcoreEarly development partnership with Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. DNi Process concept proven at CSIRO pilot plant facility in Waterford, Perth, Western Australia. Test work completed in 2014 delivered highly successful and encouraging results.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Altilium Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Tsingshan Holding Group: China's largest stainless steel and nickel producer; aggressive deployer of HPAL and rotary kiln-electric furnace laterite nickel processing in Indonesia, effectively the dominant incumbent technology Altilium's DNi Process is competing against in the EV battery supply chain.
- Vale S.A. One of the world's largest nickel producers with laterite and sulphide operations globally. A broad incumbent in the nickel space whose adoption of Altilium's technology (or competing technology) would be a major endorsement for the DNi Process.
- BHP Group (Nickel West): Operates Nickel West in Western Australia including the Kalgoorlie nickel smelter and Kwinana nickel refinery. A direct potential licensee given NGM's planned plant near Kalgoorlie and a broad incumbent in the nickel processing category.
- Eramet (SLN): French mining group operating Société Le Nickel (SLN) in New Caledonia, one of the world's largest laterite nickel producers using pyrometallurgical processing. A broad incumbent in the same nickel-laterite category Altilium's DNi Process targets.
Direct peers
- Lynas Rare Earths: Australian-listed producer of rare earth elements from the Mt Weld deposit using a proprietary hydrometallurgical cracking/leach flowsheet. Directly comparable as a developer and operator of a proprietary hydromet process for critical minerals extraction from ore.
- PT Vale Indonesia: Indonesian subsidiary of Vale operating laterite nickel mining and processing in Sulawesi. A direct comparable in the Indonesian laterite nickel space where Altilium's DNi Process is being deployed via PT Indo Mineral Research.
- Sherritt International: Operates the Moa Bay nickel/cobalt laterite mine in Cuba using a hydrometallurgical process (sulphuric acid leach), one of the few commercial non-HPAL laterite operations. Directly comparable to Altilium as a developer of proprietary hydrometallurgical flowsheets for nickel laterite.
- Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM): Australian developer of a HPAL-based nickel/cobalt processing plant in Townsville. Comparable to Altilium as a laterite-nickel processing project developer targeting battery-grade MHP for the EV supply chain, though using HPAL technology.
Others
- GMM Pfaudler: Global leader in corrosion-resistant equipment and systems for chemical and mineral processing industries. Altilium's strategic partner for DNi Process plant engineering and equipment; a key enabling/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.
Emerging players
- Sunrise Energy Metals: Australian developer of a laterite nickel/cobalt project using a proprietary hydrometallurgical process (platinum-based technology). Comparable as a pre-commercial developer of alternative nickel laterite processing technology competing for similar battery-metal off-take.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Altilium Group leadership team
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Profiles4 records
Altilium Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
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Altilium Group M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Altilium Group
What does Altilium Group do?
Altilium Group has developed a portfolio of patented nitric acid-based hydrometallurgical processes (centred on the DNi Process™) that extract critical metals — including nickel, cobalt, scandium, rare earth elements, aluminium, iron, vanadium, and titanium — from laterite ores, bauxite, and processing wastes such as red mud. The technology operates at atmospheric pressure and 110°C, recovers 99% of the nitric acid in a closed-loop system, and produces zero toxic tailings. Altilium commercialises this technology primarily by licensing it to mining companies and forming joint ventures with regional partners in Australia, Indonesia, and other laterite-rich geographies.
Is Altilium Group a public or private company?
Altilium Group is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Altilium Group founded?
Altilium Group was founded in 2019. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Altilium Group based?
Altilium Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Altilium Group make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Technology Licensing is the primary driver. The others are joint Venture Partnerships.
Who are Altilium Group's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Tsingshan Holding Group, Vale S.A., BHP Group (Nickel West) and Eramet (SLN). Direct peers are Lynas Rare Earths, PT Vale Indonesia, Sherritt International and Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM). GMM Pfaudler is listed as an others. Sunrise Energy Metals is listed as an emerging player.
Does Altilium Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Altilium Group.
What industry is Altilium Group in?
Altilium Group's product category is Hydrometallurgical Mineral Processing Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKALAE, Leaching & Hydrometallurgical Beneficiation (Heap/Dump/Vat; Bioleaching), with a secondary code of IMAKAFAG, Rare Earths Mining & Concentrates (REE Ores). Its NAICS code is 21223 and its SIC code is 1000.