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Outokumpu, Boston Metal to Enhance Metals Production
09/09/2025 - Outokumpu and Boston Metal have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance production of carbon-free metals for industries such as defense and aerospace.
The companies said they will create a joint development project using Outokumpu’s chromium material in critical components of Boston Metal’s proprietary molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) technology. They also intend to improve Outokumpu’s operational efficiency and circularity.
“This is a collaboration that can take the Outokumpu proprietary technology, announced at the company’s Capital Markets Day in early June 2025, into new heights and that provides a testing platform for Boston Metal’s MOE technology on side streams in the stainless-steel industry,” said Stefan Erdmann, chief technology officer at Outokumpu.
The agreement involves several business and technology evaluations. Boston Metal will evaluate and test their MOE technology to improve side-stream recycling within Outokumpu’s operations and their circularity approach.
Outokumpu will provide chrome-oxide and chromium feedstock from their Kemi mine in Finland to Boston Metal. Their aim is to help expand and secure the supply chain for Boston Metal’s inert anode, an essential component of MOE for green steel.
“By working with industry leader Outokumpu to explore multiple possibilities involving the chromium metal supply chain, Boston Metal will be better positioned to deliver a sustainable and profitable pathway to unlock new economic opportunities across the metals industry,” said Adam Rauwerdink, senior vice president of business development at Boston Metal.
“This is a collaboration that can take the Outokumpu proprietary technology, announced at the company’s Capital Markets Day in early June 2025, into new heights and that provides a testing platform for Boston Metal’s MOE technology on side streams in the stainless-steel industry,” said Stefan Erdmann, chief technology officer at Outokumpu.
The agreement involves several business and technology evaluations. Boston Metal will evaluate and test their MOE technology to improve side-stream recycling within Outokumpu’s operations and their circularity approach.
Outokumpu will provide chrome-oxide and chromium feedstock from their Kemi mine in Finland to Boston Metal. Their aim is to help expand and secure the supply chain for Boston Metal’s inert anode, an essential component of MOE for green steel.
“By working with industry leader Outokumpu to explore multiple possibilities involving the chromium metal supply chain, Boston Metal will be better positioned to deliver a sustainable and profitable pathway to unlock new economic opportunities across the metals industry,” said Adam Rauwerdink, senior vice president of business development at Boston Metal.
