MEAB Metallextraktion AB is a Swedish specialist engineering company focused on hydrometallurgy and solvent extraction. Founded in 1970, it develops proprietary technologies and provides services for the separation, treatment, recovery and purification of critical, strategic, precious metals and rare earth elements from secondary streams including industrial waste, battery black mass and residues.
The company delivers end-to-end solutions from chemical feasibility studies, laboratory and pilot testing, process flow design and economic analysis to basic and detailed engineering, equipment supply and commissioning. Its equipment portfolio includes modular mixer-settler units, centrifuge systems and pulsed columns suitable for research, pilot and industrial applications.
MEAB maintains integrated applied research centres in the Gothenburg area of Sweden and Aachen, Germany, with a team of over 20 specialist engineers. It engages in international and EU projects on circular economy and critical raw materials, serving clients in recycling, metals processing and energy transition industries.
In October 2026 Nextchem, a subsidiary of Italian group Maire, announced the acquisition of MEAB AB and its German affiliate MEAB GmbH to strengthen capabilities in critical minerals recovery and complement existing phosphoric acid purification technologies.
Also known as MEAB AB, MEAB Metallextraktion GmbH, and MEAB Chemie Technik GmbH.
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Bolsters hydrometallurgy and solvent-extraction capabilities for recovery and purification of precious metals, rare earths and strategic materials; adds two applied research centres and specialist engineers.
