Metallium (ASX: MTM) subsidiary Flash Metals USA has signed a first commercial monetisation deal for its industrial-scale flash joule heating (FJH) platform with Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX: ECT). Proprietary FJH PlatformThe agreement demonstrates how the proprietary FJH platform can be commercialised through engineering services, technology access, licencing, and—where appropriate—royalty arrangements alongside Metallium’s core ‘Build, Own & Operate’ business strategy. However, commercial production has to this point been constrained by slow, hazardous, hard-to-scale HF-based methods. Creating Added ValueMetallium managing director Michael Walshe said the agreement represented an important milestone in the company’s commercial evolution. “This agreement represents the first commercial monetisation of that broader platform strategy and validates the significant investment we have made in developing our proprietary reactor technology and engineering capability at Gator Point.”