Competition maybe ?8 Sep 2025 13:40
Electrified Materials Secures Industrial Equipment to Immediately Scale Preprocessing Output
FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) ("American Resources") today announced a major advancement in rare earth element material recycling through its wholly owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO). The company has developed a low-cost, scalable method to extract rare earth elements from everyday e-waste - including speakers, power tools, and hard drives, even those previously shredded during data destruction.
This mechanical process separates materials based on physical properties like density and hardness, producing a clean mixed rare earth powder. That powder is then supplied to and refined by ReElement Technologies Corporation (ReElement) to achieve ultra-high purity (99.5%-99.999%) separated oxides, unlocking premium-grade rare earth oxides for domestic commercial and defense manufacturing.
Strategic Footprint & Expansion
EMCO controls more than 135 acres of industrial property across Indiana and Eastern Kentucky. These sites will anchor its expansion into disposition services and recycling rare earth magnets, lithium-ion batteries, and defense metals - critical inputs for advanced technologies in national security, hyper-scalers and the electrified economy.
Mark Jensen, Chairman & CEO of American Resources commented, "We're scaling up rare earth oxide production to meet surging demand from the U.S. magnet and defense sectors. Our approach is simple, cost-effective, and deployable nationwide. By combining EMCO's novel recycling methods with ReElement's leading refining capabilities, we're building a vertically integrated circular solution for critical mineral recovery."