October 22, 2025
Kore Metals launches with backing from InnoEnergy to scale novel silicon metal production in Europe
Kore Metals launches as a new European metals company to provide high-purity silicon to Europe’s expanding energy, digital and security sectors. Spun out from Maana Electric and backed by a high seven-digit investment from InnoEnergy, Kore Metals now plans to quickly scale up its innovative patent pending process technology to meet the growing industrial demand for low carbon footprint, high purity silicon metal. Building on close to a decade of electrochemical innovation developed by Maana Electric, Kore Metals’ novel manufacturing process makes it possible to produce high-purity metallurgical silicon in Europe using renewable electricity. By adapting infrastructure long used in aluminum smelting, the company uses simple, low-value feedstock to produce high purity silicon metal, achieving strong unit economics and cutting emissions by up to five times compared to conventional processes.
Silicon for a Net-Zero World
Maana Electric’s groundbreaking process extracts metallurgical-grade silicon (MG-Si) without conventional carbothermal reduction, eradicating direct emissions from silicon extraction. The process is applicable across various feedstock, including low-grade materials like desert sand or mining tailings. Removal of direct emission and requalification of feedstock resources enhances the ecological footprint and significantly reduces operational costs.
LOW CO2 FOOTPRINT
VERSATILE FEEDSTOCK
Our process operates without the need for high-grade quartz, accommodating low-grade feedstock such as common desert sand or mining tailings.
BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
The pre-processing method maintains the integrity of the original feedstock, allowing its return to the environment.
LOW COST OF PRODUCTION
Utilizing inexpensive feedstock and easily scalable architecture enable a significant reduction in the production cost of MG-Si.