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Redefining metallurgy and electrode production through our novel technology: DirectPlate™

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Why Xerion

A Fundamental Breakthrough

DirectPlateTM

Our core technology, DirectPlate™, is a fundamental breakthrough for the most important modern industrial processes in metallurgy and advanced electrode manufacturing. Our approach addresses immediate supply chain vulnerabilities and establishes a foundation for sustainable domestic production of critical minerals and battery materials.

Raising The Bar

Previous attempts to reshore a domestic supply across metal refinement and electrode production have relied on capturing only a small portion of the manufacturing supply chain with legacy technologies. Through the innovation of DirectPlate™, Xerion will become an industry leader and disrupt the full mine-to-refine and electrode ecosystem.

How it works

DirectPlateTM combines a proprietary electrolyte with a cutting-edge electroplating system for continuous production. Together, these enable DirectPlate™ to reduce complex refinement and manufacturing processes into a simplified, single-step process contained within a single device.

What we Offer

Core Advantages

Unit Economics

Best in
Class

Speed

Continuous
Processing

Footprint

Highly
Mobile

OpEx

Minimal
Labor

how it works

DirectPlateTM Platform Advantage

Conventional Process
Mine to Refined Metal — Steps 1–7
Refined Metal to Electrode — Steps 8–14
China holds a dominant position across both the refining and battery manufacturing stages. Western producers have largely focused on improving individual steps rather than the end-to-end process.
14
Processing Steps
Recovering the toxic solvents used in slurry coating and drying requires substantial energy input and generates chemical waste at scale.
High
Solvent Waste
Each discrete mixing, drying, and inspection cycle requires facilities to pause production. Idle time between steps adds to capital costs without adding output.
High
Capital & Idle Costs
Ore is processed at chemical refiners through Steps 1 to 7, then shipped to a separate electrode manufacturing facility for Steps 8 to 14. Each transfer introduces lead time and logistical risk.
Fragmented
Supply Chain
DirectPlate™ Process
Unrefined
Mining Ores
›
DirectPlate™electrodeposition
›
High-Purity
Metal
›
Electrodes
DirectPlate™ consolidates digestion, solvation, and extraction into a single electrodeposition step, operating at low temperatures without the preparatory stages required by conventional methods.
1
Processing Steps
↓ 93% Fewer Steps
By removing organic solvents from the process entirely, DirectPlate™ eliminates the reclamation cycle, reducing both operating costs and chemical waste output.
None
Solvent Recovery
↑ Dramatic Cost Savings
DirectPlate™ supports continuous production across form factors. Refined metals and electrodes can be produced without the batch-cycle interruptions inherent to conventional processing.
Continuous
Processing
↓ Zero Downtime
Consolidating the ore-to-electrode process into a single facility removes the inter-facility transfers that currently create scheduling and logistical dependencies in the domestic supply chain.
Direct
Supply Chain
Secure
One technology. Limtiless Potential.

Securing America's most pressing needs

Critical Minerals

DirectPlate™ collapses the complex refinement supply chain into a single-step refining process, transforming raw materials from multiple sources directly into high-purity metals with unprecedented efficiency and yield rates.

Critical Mineral Advantage

Electrodes

DirectPlate™ merges refinement, battery material synthesis, and deposition into one seamless step, turning the legacy multi-stage electrode manufacturing process into a single simplified, cost-effective device.

Electrode Advantage
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Research Publication
May 19, 2026

Lattice, Grain, and Texture: Opportunities for Performance Enhancement of Layered Oxide Cathodes Informed by LiCoO2

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October 23, 2025

Funding, not Tech, Limits US Critical Minerals, Xerion Chair Says

Press Release
October 9, 2025

Xerion’s DirectPlate™ Critical Minerals Refinement Technology Named to TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2025

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October 9, 2025

Xerion's DirectPlate Technology Makes the TIME Best Inventions List for 2025

Press Release
September 24, 2025

Xerion Expands Critical Minerals Portfolio with Gallium Metal Refinement Technology Based on Domestic Feedstocks

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