secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS)
CIK:        0001621832
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-010716
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Aqua Metals reports 2025 milestones: technology expansion, partnerships, $17.1M raised, cash $10.8M
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- Raised $17.1M in new funding, strengthened balance sheet; cash $10.8M at Dec 31, 2025; no long-term debt.
- Advanced ARC commercial facility design (10k-60k metric tons/yr capacity); targeting capital-efficient partnerships.
- Signed supply deal with 6K Energy, LOI with Westwin Elements, MOUs with Impossible Metals and MOBY Robotics.
- Produced battery-grade lithium carbonate with <30 ppm fluorine; pilot-scale LFP recycling demonstrated.
- Potential Lion Energy transaction could expand into energy storage and equity in American Battery Factory.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774926010716/0001437749-26-010716-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774926010716/aqms20250930_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-010716

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