Nordic Salt Cycle
Nordic Salt Cycle
Accelerating the transition to a mineral economy
Investment vertical
- Circular economyabout /verticals/circular-economyCircular economy
Stage
- Pre-seed
Website
nordicsaltcycle.io about https://nordicsaltcycle.io/The challenge
The green transition relies on a steady supply of critical and strategic minerals, such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements. Yet current recovery technologies are either energy-intensive, chemically demanding, or financially unviable in Europe compared to mining operations in China and other Asian countries. Without scalable, cost-effective solutions, Europe faces supply bottlenecks, dependence on foreign sources, and environmental impacts from resource extraction.
The solution
Nordic Salt Cycle’s breakthrough molten salt technology provides a low-cost, scalable way to recover critical minerals from end-of-life products, including EV batteries, wind turbines, and electronics. Their modular process uses significantly less energy and chemicals than conventional methods, keeping materials in circulation longer and strengthening European resilience in critical mineral supply.
Footprint team
Frederik has a background in management consulting and experience with private equity and investor fund strategy and execution. He has conducted multiple decarbonisation projects and supported commercialization of sustainability in large corporates. He is passionate about helping companies and investors navigate the transition to a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy and has a great interest in the field of sustainable finance.
Before joining The Footprint Firm, Frederik worked with EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting practice of EY, where he advised private equity funds on commercial due diligence projects across a broad range of industries. Prior to this, Frederik interned in a Zambian venture capital fund, Kukula Seed, supporting investments and growth initiatives in local start-ups. Frederik has held student positions in EY-Parthenon, Novo Nordisk and Spencer Stuart.
Frederik holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Project Management from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) where part of his degree was completed at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Outside work, Frederik enjoys sports, mainly football, badminton, and running, and is passionate about music.