Joint Venture Formed

Phibrotech and Amlon Metals formed a joint venture to be known as Alliance Resources Group LLC. The venture combines the technical expertise of Phibrotech, a manufacturer of high purity chemicals and the largest hydrometallurgical recycling company in North America, with Amlon Metals LLC, a company that develops waste management programs for nonferrous and precious metal bearing spent materials.

Both these companies will provide generators of spent nickel catalyst, electroplating solution (including acids), electroplating wastewater treatment filter-cake and similar materials an economical, environmentally sound and compliant recycling service in North America.

Sales for the venture are located through the country. They will use a pyrometallurgical process from Langeloth Metallurgical, a division of Thompson Creek Metals that is under contract to Alliance Resources. Through the process the company will come up with a product called nickel oxide, a material widely used by manufacturers.

The joint venture, began Feb. 1, is expected to start marketing its services through Amlon's offices throughout North America.