NEW BALTIMORE, MICH., JUL. 4, 2025 – As the U.S. federal government intensifies efforts to reduce foreign dependency for critical minerals, Exsolve is emerging as a strategic domestic alternative — with a fully operational, onshore facility capable of producing high-purity copper, silver, and mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) containing nickel and cobalt.

Recent changes to U.S. trade policy, including tariff expansions and carve-outs for domestic recyclers, have created a favorable landscape for Exsolve’s closed-loop model. Annex II exemptions in the U.S. tariff policy specifically shield many of the feedstock materials Exsolve sources, while raising the cost of importing refined metals.

“Trade policy is now catching up to what we built our business to do: secure, clean, domestic metals production,” said CEO Rob Bergmann. “We aren’t just insulated from volatility — we’re positioned to thrive in it.”