Allonnia and SGS Launch Global D-Solve™ Pilot Program to Accelerate Critical Mineral Production

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New collaboration enables mining companies worldwide to validate Allonnia’s biotechnology for upgrading mineral concentrates at SGS’s leading testing facility.

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BOSTON — Allonnia, the industrial biotechnology company helping mining companies produce more critical minerals from existing operations, today announced the launch of a centralized pilot program with SGS that enables mining companies worldwide to evaluate Allonnia’s D-Solve™ technology at SGS’s Lakefield facility in Ontario. By reducing the cost, complexity, and time required to validate new processing technologies, the program is designed to accelerate the adoption of D-Solve across the global mining industry.

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Introducing new technologies into mineral processing has traditionally required costly, site-specific pilot programs. The centralized pilot model significantly reduces the time, complexity, and investment required for mining companies to evaluate D-Solve using their own concentrates at SGS under continuous operating conditions. The partnership creates an expedited approach for mining companies around the world to evaluate D-Solve, a bolt-on technology that uses Allonnia Biosolutions™ to selectively remove impurities limiting concentrate grade and recovery. The centralized approach allows Allonnia to accelerate project timelines while reducing logistical complexity and cost for customers.

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As demand for critical minerals continues to grow, mining companies are under increasing pressure to recover more metal from existing operations. D-Solve helps unlock additional value from existing operations by selectively removing impurities that increasingly diminish concentrate quality, decrease recovery, and detrimentally impact production economics.

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SGS will host Allonnia’s pilot operations at its Lakefield facility, providing the infrastructure, analytical testing, and metallurgical expertise needed to validate D-Solve under continuous operating conditions. Customers can also leverage SGS’s downstream flotation capabilities to validate the technology’s impact across their full processing flowsheets.

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“The demand for critical minerals continues to outpace the industry’s ability to bring new supply online, making innovation within existing operations more important than ever,” said Nicole Richards, CEO of Allonnia. “Our responsibility is not only to develop breakthrough technologies, but also to rethink how they reach commercial adoption. Together with SGS, we’re creating a trusted, customer-centered pathway that removes barriers to evaluation, accelerates commercialization, and helps the mining industry deploy the innovations needed to meet the world’s growing demand for critical minerals.”

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The partnership builds on a series of commercialization milestones for D-Solve. Following its successful continuous demonstration at SGS’s Lakefield facility, Allonnia recently deployed D-Solve at Eagle Mine, the first biological solution to operate inside a working mineral processing mill. Together, these milestones demonstrate D-Solve’s progression from laboratory validation to commercial deployment.

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“Mining companies rely on pilot testing to reduce technical risk and build the confidence needed to advance new technologies from concept to commercial reality,” said James Brown, Director, Consulting, SGS. “Through this collaboration with Allonnia, we’re combining our globally recognized pilot plant and metallurgical expertise with an innovative biotechnology to help customers evaluate its performance under real operating conditions. Together, we’re creating a trusted pathway to accelerate commercialization, unlock greater value from existing operations, and support the mining industry’s growing demand for critical minerals.”

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The centralized pilot program is now available for mining companies seeking to evaluate D-Solve on nickel, copper, lithium, rare earth, and other critical mineral concentrates. Contact Allonnia at allonnia.com for more information.

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About Allonnia

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Allonnia makes biology work at industrial scale. Allonnia develops biotechnology solutions that help industries recover valuable resources, reduce waste, and improve operational performance. Allonnia’s D-Solve™ technology helps producers increase critical mineral production by selectively removing impurities from mineral concentrates, enabling greater metal recovery, improved concentrate quality, and more sustainable operations. Learn more at allonnia.com.

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About SGS

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SGS is the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign and Nutrasource.

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