[SMM Nickel News Flash] EverMetal launches US-based critical metals recycling platform

Published: Aug 21, 2025 14:10

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A consortium of private equity investors announced Wednesday the launch of EverMetal Holdings LP, one of the world’s first dedicated critical metals recycling platforms to strengthen US domestic access to the strategic metals supply chain.
Established with the majority backing of GEF Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based private equity firm focused on pollution mitigation, EverMetal aims to build a viable alternative to purchasing mined minerals by creating an integrated recycling supply chain in the US.
For this, EverMetal has completed its first acquisition in CAI Custom Alloys LLC, a US-based processor of high-performance superalloys headquartered in Belvidere, Illinois.
The superalloy market consists of critical metals used in aerospace, power generation, renewable energy and technology and electronics industries. Mining of these superalloys is concentrated in a few specific geographies primarily in Africa and Asia.
The deal marks the launch of a platform designed to consolidate and expand recycling capacity for a suite of strategic metals—including nickel, cobalt, tungsten, tantalum, rhenium, hafnium, titanium and niobium—that are essential for aerospace, defense, energy and high-tech industries.
Founded in 2009, CAI processes nickel, cobalt and specialty metal scrap, supporting end markets across aerospace, defense, power generation, medical and technology. The company is one of a few domestic processors holding vacuum-melt certification from major aerospace custo

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