Published: November 18, 2022 |

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A coal waste extraction company is expected to locate a site in Southern West Virginia that would generate up to 100 jobs, the state’s governor announced Thursday.

Omnis Sublimation Recovery Technologies is expected to locate in Wyoming County as part of a $60 million investment, a news release from Gov. Jim Justice’s Office said.

The company specializes in extracting rare earth metals from coal waste impoundments. Justice said having a company in the Mountain State that can turn waste material into high-quality metals will be an asset to the state.

“I am beyond excited to welcome this company to Southern West Virginia. Coal is such a big part of our state’s livelihood, and it’s amazing that we can now take the coal waste and turn it into something the world desperately needs, all while providing jobs to our hard-working people and investment to our great state,” Justice said in the news release.

The rare earth metals extracted are used in the building and manufacturing of smartphones, computers and other electronic devices, and new high-performance building materials, the news release said.

The company has already begun engineering and will immediately start site infrastructure, the news release said. The building and equipment are expected to be completed and installed by mid-2023.

Omnis Sublimation Recovery Technologies is expected to hire 100 employees to staff the facility.

This is the second investment announcement by the Omnis companies in West Virginia this year, the news release said. In March, Justice announced that Omnis Building Technologies will build a $40 million, 150,000-square-foot facility in Bluefield to manufacture housing materials, creating 150 to 300 jobs.

Source: WCHS

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