Tim Newton

Product Manager Hydromet Plant

  • Tim has over 30 years experience in the mining and metallurgical industries, covering a wide range of roles. Prior to joining Primobius, he spent 4 years as a technical consultant in the lithium refining  industry, including several studies and site commissioning roles.
  • In previous roles he led the commercialisation of new process technologies, and co-founded and grew a specialist engineering group.
  • Tim holds academic qualifications in chemical engineering, extractive metallurgy and mineral economics.
  • He specialises in hydrometallurgical process development and process definition, and uses these skills for the ongoing adaptation and improvement of our flowsheets to extract high value products from recycled batteries.