海外有望企業情報DEScycle (Argo Natural Resources Limited)

高炭素排出型の従来製錬を代替する環境配慮型の金属回収技術を提供する企業である。同社の独自技術は非毒性かつ生分解性を持つ深共晶溶媒を用い、金や銅などの重要金属を低温常圧で抽出回収することを可能とする。主に電子廃棄物のリサイクルに取り組む一方で電池金属や希土類分野への展開も進めている。軽量かつモジュール型設備を既存施設に併設することで分散型運用を実現し、有害物質やエネルギー使用の削減と国内循環型供給網の構築に貢献する

Descycle provides a clean-tech metal recovery platform designed to replace traditional, high-carbon smelting with a more sustainable chemical process. Our core "product" is a proprietary technology utilizing Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) - a class of non-toxic, biodegradable salts that dissolve and recover precious and critical metals (such as gold, copper, silver, nickel, and cobalt) at low temperatures and ambient pressure. Our primary service involves the recycling of electronic waste (e-waste), though they are expanding into mineral processing for battery metals and rare earth elements. By deploying modular, capital-light recycling units that can be co-located with existing waste facilities or data centers, Descycle offers a decentralized solution that reduces the need for toxic acids and high-energy thermal processing, ultimately helping industrial partners create secure, "onshore" circular supply chains for essential metals.