TL;DR: Duranium is a Y Combinator Summer 2025 startup Reshoring critical metal production, currently active with a team of 10.
Reshoring critical metal production
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China and Russia control the world’s critical minerals. We can produce Titanium, Magnesium, Aluminum, Zirconium & Hafnium in the U.S. more profitably than any existing process, and carbon neutrally via co-production. Carbochlorination is the primary process for producing critical metals like titanium, hafnium, and zirconium, and was once the standard for magnesium. The problem: conventional carbochlorination relies on purchasing carbon feedstocks, wastes valuable byproducts, and is highly CO₂-intensive. Duranium changes this with a novel reactor that recycles CO₂ emissions back into feedstock (CO) while generating a valuable co-product (bleaching agents). This closed loop slashes emissions and delivers Chinese-level metal pricing without subsidies — unlocking the full potential of carboch…
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Yes. Duranium was funded by Y Combinator in the Summer 2025 batch. Reshoring critical metal production
China and Russia control the world’s critical minerals. We can produce Titanium, Magnesium, Aluminum, Zirconium & Hafnium in the U.S. more profitably than any existing process, and carbon neutrally via co-production. Carbochlorination is the primary process for producing critical metals like titanium, hafnium, and zir…
Duranium was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.
Duranium has a team of 10 people according to Y Combinator's directory.
Duranium is currently listed as Active with a team of 10 in Y Combinator's directory.
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