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External Media

June 25, 2025

Gradiant Spinout to Build Oilfield Water to Lithium Plant in Pennsylvania | Chemical Week

Gradiant spinout alkaLi is scaling lithium recovery with a breakthrough DLE technology at Marcellus Shale. The facility extracts lithium from produced water, achieving a 97% conversion rate. With an investment of $20M and a battery-grade offtake deal, alkaLi sets its sights on producing 1 million tons of lithium annually by 2040.

Press Release

June 24, 2025

Gradiant Announces World’s First Fully Integrated Lithium Production Facility from Oilfield Produced Water

Gradiant announced its lithium business, alkaLi, will launch the world’s first fully integrated facility to extract, concentrate, and convert lithium from oilfield produced water. Located in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Formation, the plant begins commercial operations in early 2026 with a multi-year offtake agreement secured. The patented EC² platform enables faster, cleaner, and more sustainable U.S. lithium production.

External Media

May 13, 2025

Critical Mineral Extraction: A Glorified Water Problem? | Mining Magazine

Gradiant’s VP of Investments, Swami Sekar, reframed lithium production as a “glorified water problem” at the Mining Critical Minerals Forum in Dubai. Gradiant’s alkaLi EC² technology stack is the world’s most efficient, battery-grade lithium and critical mineral production process–guaranteed to deliver at least 95% lithium recovery at customer sites, empowering industries to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate faster, cheaper, and more sustainably than ever.

News & Insights

April 9, 2025

Why We Brought Water to SXSW: A Global Conversation on Climate and Sustainability

The world converged at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas — a global stage where technology, culture, innovation, and ideas collide. Amidst the music and media, this year’s Climate Change and Sustainability sessions offered something deeper: a platform to reimagine our planet’s future. And at the heart of that future is water. Prakash shares his thoughts on how we can, together, Elevate Water.

Press Release

March 19, 2025

Gradiant Named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025

Gradiant has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025, joining the ranks of past honorees including Nvidia, OpenAI, Waymo, and Duolingo. This recognition highlights Gradiant’s role in transforming industrial water and helping the world’s leading brands reduce, reclaim, and renew the water they use. With innovations like ForeverGone for PFAS destruction and alkaLi EC2 for critical mineral recovery, Gradiant continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in industrial water.

Press Release

March 11, 2025

Gradiant Wins Second Semiconductor Water Treatment Project in Dresden as H+E Fully Integrates under One Brand

Gradiant announced a major ultrapure water (UPW) contract for a semiconductor manufacturer in Dresden, Germany, and its second project in the city. In parallel, Gradiant completes the full integration with H+E, combining its century-long legacy with Gradiant’s technology portfolio to strengthen Gradiant’s global footprint in semiconductor water treatment, PFAS removal, lithium recovery, and green hydrogen production.

External Media

March 10, 2025

Transforming Singapore’s Industries Drop by Drop | Channel News Asia

CNA, in partnership with the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Singapore, features Gradiant, which chose Singapore as its Asia-Pacific hub. Starting with a team of 25 in 2018, the company’s presence has since expanded to a workforce of 200, including one of Gradiant’s Global Innovation Centres, where advanced water treatment and recycling solutions are developed and tested for industries.

External Media

February 12, 2025

Water Risks Are Growing. Firms Must Act Now to Secure Supplies | Forbes

Water is the hidden ingredient in many products and production processes, but it is taking an increasingly central role as concerns over supply grow and the pressure on water utilities intensifies. Mike Scott of Forbes met with Prakash to discuss how Gradiant helps its industrial customers solve their water challenges. “Water is not part of the puzzle, it IS the puzzle.”