MISSION
Build a sustainable domestic supply chain for rare earth elements and critical minerals from material America already owns.
COMPANY
A veteran-owned processing company, founded in Alabama in 2019. RUSHALI
American Renewable Metals, LLC is a rare earth element and critical mineral processing company based in Bessemer, Alabama. Our proprietary simulated moving bed chromatography platform produces high-purity rare earth elements and other critical minerals from complex e-waste, mining and industrial waste feedstocks — at a fraction of the time and cost of existing processes.
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WHAT WE'RE FOR
METHOD
Attack the processing bottleneck directly — continuous, closed-loop, modular, and deployable at the source of the waste.
MEASURE
High-purity functional products that go straight into U.S. manufacturing — with less secondary waste than they replace.
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LEADERSHIP
OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM
Daniel J. Blakley
CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Dan has over 25 years of executive and entrepreneurial leadership experience, including as Associate Vice President for Economic Development at The University of Alabama, City President for Regions Bank, and Captain in the US Army Chemical Corps. Dan has served as PI or Co-PI for various large-scale Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and Economic Development Administration awards. He is an active member of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama community having served as past Chair of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, President of the Black Warrior Council of Boy Scouts America, board member of the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, and many other boards and committees. His efforts contributed to the formation of Tuscaloosa's first business incubator, The EDGE Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2012, and the Techstars WaterTech and Sustainability Accelerator in 2024. He has a BS in chemistry and MA in higher education administration from The University of Alabama.
Dr. William “Rusty” Sutterlin
CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER
Dr. Sutterlin has over 30 years of experience in chemical process design and has been the Chief Science Officer of multiple private companies. During his CSO tenure he has managed over a dozen federal and state grants, and has overseen multiple projects that went from an idea to large national and international commercial production facilities with capital cost over $300M. His primary research focus is the development of process technologies for the rapid, low-cost, high-yield extraction and purification of valuable materials from industrial, mining and agribusiness sources. Dr. Sutterlin has received organizational, local, state and federal recognition for his work, including the prestigious US Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, Alabama Small Business Innovator of the Year, and Alabama Entrepreneur of the Year. He is listed as an inventor on over 100 patents and patent applications.
Weston T. Williams
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Wes is a retired U.S. Army officer with 22 years of leadership experience, including 17 years as a Green Beret. He has worked with the DOD, DOS, UN and other government organizations globally, served as Operations Officer for a 5,200-personnel organization, and managed global Special Operations deployments as well as daily operations. Following the military he was named President of Triad Global, a U.S. based “green” company specializing in optimizing the operational management of mining projects worldwide. He holds a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama, an MSA in Leadership from Central Michigan University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
Chris Abbott
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Chris Abbott has over 15 years of professional finance experience and is the founder of numerous ventures. His experience spans investing, institutional wealth management, management consulting, product development, and advisory roles on large-scale development projects. Chris is a two-time national champion as goalie for the Lindenwood University Men's Hockey Team. He is a CFA charterholder and earned a bachelor's degree in finance and economics and a Master of Science in Finance from Lindenwood University.
We're hiring process engineers, chemists and operators in Bessemer.
If you want to build domestic critical mineral capacity rather than write about it, get in touch.