secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS)
CIK:        0001621832
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-14T20:06:32+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-017044
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Aqua Metals drops Lion Energy acquisition; Q1 tech milestones advance commercialization
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- Will not proceed with Lion Energy acquisition under current structure; evaluating alternative capital-efficient structures.
- Innovation Center surpassed 5,000 cumulative operating hours; produced battery-grade lithium carbonate from NMC/LFP feedstocks.
- Produced manganese sulfate at ~99.8% purity, expanding platform to critical minerals and undersea nodules.
- Advancing site selection for first commercial lithium battery recycling facility; expects to identify preferred site in coming months.
- Active partnerships with 6K Energy, Westwin Elements, Impossible Metals, MOBY Robotics, American Battery Factory.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774926017044/0001437749-26-017044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774926017044/aqms20260107_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-017044

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