July 13, 2026

Seloxium co-hosts launch of UK Government’s £50m Critical Minerals Programme

On 22nd June, Seloxium welcomed Industry Minister Chris McDonald of the Department for Business and Trade, to its permitted operations at The Wilton Centre in Teesside (part of the Pioneer Group) to announce the UK’s £50m investment to boost domestic production of critical minerals as part of the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy. It’s been an honor to co-host this launch event that highlights Seloxium’s potential to address the UK’s critical metal demand.

Industry Minister Chris McDonald holding a palladium ‘nugget’ recovered from industrial feedstock by Seloxium. To date, more than 40kg of palladium has been recovered using Seloxium’s proprietary technology.

Seloxium CFO, Roberto Ricci, who co-hosted the Minister and the DBT team, commented:  

“We’re extremely grateful to be recognised by the DBT and asked to host the announcement of the UK’s Critical Minerals Programme together with DESCycle and The Wilton Centre, a fantastic facility located within an area with an impressive industrial heritage and highly skilled workforce.  

Seloxium’s technology unlocks the profitable extraction of a range of critical metals from complex feeds, is proven at industrial scale, and can play a key role in achieving the goals of the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy. We are proud to contribute to strengthening the UK’s economic security and are excited to see the incentives announced today expand the UK’s critical minerals capabilities.” 

CFO Roberto Ricci (L) and members of Seloxium team at The Wilton Centre

With R&D labs and head–office in Oxford, permitted operations at the Wilton Centre in Teesside, access to a skilled workforce, and technology proven at scale, Seloxium is well placed to continue to expand and maximise the potential of our technology. 

Seloxium is how the future recovers its metals: cleanly, profitably, and selectively.