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Minerals processing startup Valor hires former Redwood Materials VP of engineering

Paul Voigt

Paul Voigt

29th September 2026

By: Reuters

  

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US minerals processing startup Valor has hired the former vice president of engineering at recycler Redwood Materials as part of its push to commercialize its technology.

Valor is among a wave of US companies focused on developing new ways to refine critical minerals, a key goal of the Trump administration given China's near-total control of the sector.

Paul Voigt joined Valor earlier this month as chief engineering and technology officer.

At Redwood, Voigt was one of the company's senior engineers for nearly six years. He helped oversee teams that developed new ways to recycle critical minerals from battery parts.

A representative for Redwood was not immediately available to comment.

Voigt previously worked at Glencore for more than 17 years in the recycling and refining divisions.

Valor was formed in 2025 by the former head of Glencore's recycling business.

Valor is building a pilot plant in Houston that it aims to open by the end of the year using technology developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Based on how the pilot plant operates, the company will then develop plans for a commercial plant next year.

Edited by Reuters

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