COMPANY
Building a world where recovery
beats extraction
About Elmery
Elmery is a Finnish company with the goals of bringing every gram of critical and strategic metals back into play. With fewer chemicals, fewer steps, and predictable performance.
Watch our founders, Mari Lundström and Mika Paalanne tell our story and our vision.
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Metals shape our world.
From ancient coins to smart grids, from golden crowns to sustainable technologies. Today, the critical metals we need most don’t just power industries. They power independence, green transition, and global stability.
But metals like platinum, copper and iridium are ever more scarce. And we can’t afford to waste them. The good news is that these metals are already in circulation, ready to be recovered by those who can do it cleanly, precisely, and predictably.
Elmery began with two women who reimagined the next chapter in humanity’s ancient pursuit of metals. Not with fire, not with chemicals, but with a clean electrical pulse. A smarter technology to recover every possible gram.
Making critical metals less critical.
Every gram back in play.
Our mission is to help our customers recover critical metals and back into circulation. Cleanly, precisely, and predictably.
A world where recovery beats extraction.
We strive for a world where recovery will always be the smarter choice.
Easier processes. Fewer dependencies. More resilience.
Our team
Trust isn’t claimed. It’s earned.
Mika Paalanne
CEO, Founder
20+ years in business development and tech transitions at Nokia, Microsoft, Nissan and Outokumpu.
Petteri Halli, PhD
CTO, Founder
10+ years in development of electrochemical methods for extracting precious and critical metals from industrial streams.
Mari Lundström, Professor
Chief Advisor, Founder
Professor of hydrometallurgy at Aalto University, and globally recognized expert with 20+ years in industry and academia, specializing in sustainable metal recovery and recycling.
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No chemicals. Fewer steps.
More metals from any concentration.
Engineered to make complex recovery simple.