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Aqua Metals Raises $13 Million from Leading Institutional Investor to Accelerate Commercialization and Strategic Growth
RENO, Nev., Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS), a pioneer in sustainable lithium battery recycling with its proprietary AquaRefining™ technology, today announced it has raised $13 million in gross proceeds from a leading institutional investor through a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules for the purchase and sale of a total of 1,133,794 shares of common stock and/or prefunded warrants to purchase shares of common stock at a purchase
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