Full Circle Lithium Corp. has expanded its North American distribution for FCL-X™, its lithium-ion battery fire extinguishing agent, through new agreements with leading U.S. and Canadian distributors. This strategic shift to regional partnerships enhances coverage across 25 U.S. states and Canada, supporting the company’s mission to improve fire safety solutions.
Full Circle Lithium Corp., a U.S.-based company specializing in lithium-ion battery fire suppression solutions, has announced a significant expansion of its distribution network for its flagship product, FCL-X™. This fire extinguishing agent, designed specifically for lithium-ion battery fires, will now be distributed through a newly signed set of regional agreements with prominent distributors across the United States and Canada.
The company has partnered with Howell Fire and Rescue Inc., Heiman Fire Equipment, Swift Group LLC, Central Alabama Training Solutions (CATS), Great Plains Fire, and FYR-TEK Inc. in the United States, as well as Safetek Profire in Canada. These partnerships supplement Full Circle Lithium's existing agreement with US Fire Pump, which already holds exclusive rights for the FCL-X™ ProMax product line in industrial and commercial markets across the U.S.
These new agreements signify a strategic shift in Full Circle Lithium’s North American commercialization approach. Rather than a centralized model, the company is now leaning into localized regional expertise to ensure more efficient product delivery and better service coverage. This realignment is aimed at penetrating multiple market segments including residential, commercial, industrial, and critically, first responder safety applications. The regional partners will focus primarily on the distribution of FCL-X™ Extinguisher, FCL-X™ Recharge, and FCL-X™ PRO product lines. Exclusive territorial rights have been granted to each distributor for a specified duration.
With the addition of these new partners, Full Circle Lithium now directly serves over 25 U.S. states and the entirety of Canada. Areas in the U.S. not currently covered under these agreements will continue to be serviced directly by the company. CEO, Founder, and Director Carlos Vicens emphasized the importance of these strategic partnerships in scaling the reach and impact of the company’s technology. He highlighted that the FCL-X™ handheld product line is engineered to deliver quick, safe, and effective suppression of dangerous lithium-ion battery fires, which pose increasing risks in today’s electronics-dependent world.
Vicens noted the importance of building a robust distribution network that ensures accessibility of this crucial safety product to fire departments, businesses, and homes alike. In addition to its North American distribution strategy, Full Circle Lithium retains the global marketing rights for all its product lines and may explore further distribution deals in the future, provided they do not interfere with existing regional exclusivities.
FCL has created a groundbreaking fire-extinguishing agent called FCL-X™ to tackle the growing challenge of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, which are notoriously difficult and dangerous to extinguish. FCL-X™ is a non-hazardous, water-based agent specifically engineered to suppress fires involving lithium-ion cells and batteries. It works by neutralizing complex chemical reactions and forming a protective layer over materials that contain elemental lithium.The collaboration aims to jointly develop downstream processing solutions for mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) derived from Meteoric’s flagship Caldeira Rare Earth Project in Brazil. This project is among the most advanced ionic clay rare earth element (REE) initiatives moving toward commercialization.
The agreement follows MTM’s successful proof-of-concept testing using its proprietary FJH process on samples of Meteoric’s MREC. The results highlighted a chloride-based refining approach capable of enhancing valuable REEs, particularly those essential for high-performance magnets—neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), dysprosium (Dy), and terbium (Tb). The test achieved separation of over 80% of low-value materials from these high-value magnet REEs in a single, preliminary flash operation. Notably, the process recovered 81% of terbium, one of the rarest and most valuable REEs used in both civilian and defense technologies.
Importantly, the FJH method does not rely on acids or solvents, unlike traditional solvent extraction methods. Instead, it delivers performance comparable to multi-stage solvent extraction but with significantly increased speed, simplicity, and deployability. The modular nature of FJH technology offers a compelling proposition for western supply chains seeking independence from Chinese-dominated REE refining infrastructure. The ability to rapidly deploy this solution could drastically reduce capital and operating costs, as well as development timelines.
Michael Walshe, Managing Director and CEO of MTM, emphasized the potential of this breakthrough, noting that the single-flash process substantially upgraded the MREC material by concentrating high-value magnet elements while removing unwanted components. He added that additional multi-flash trials are likely to further enhance these results. Walshe highlighted that the process could become the first Western-developed chloride-based upgrading solution specifically designed for ionic clay feedstocks.
Current REE processing is typically complex and cost-intensive, requiring reliance on established offshore solvent extraction facilities—often located in China—which can involve up to thousands of mixer-settler stages to purify REEs to commercial standards. Most rare earth developers produce MREC as an intermediate product but face challenges in refining due to lack of local infrastructure.
The FJH technology was originally developed at Rice University, and MTM’s subsidiary Flash Metals USA Inc. holds exclusive rights to its use. Beyond rare earths, the FJH process can also recover metals like lithium from spodumene, and other valuable metals such as gallium, antimony, and gold from electronic waste. The technology presents a transformative, energy-efficient, and eco-friendly alternative for metal beneficiation and recovery.
