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Zethos

Critical minerals, refined clean.

Christchurch, New Zealand · climate · deep tech · energyzethos.tech

Mission

Tech-led refining for critical-mineral abundance — clean copper, zinc, nickel and manganese from ores to industrial waste.

Beginnings

Born from Zincovery, a University of Canterbury electrochemistry spinout, expanding from zinc recycling to critical minerals.

Why people join

Clean refining of the metals the energy transition runs on, built on years of published electrochemistry research.

The bigger picture

Electrification, compute and security all depend on critical minerals — Zethos secures clean, reliable access to them.

Open roles

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