ReElement Technologies

The Refining Opportunity Starts Upstream

A stronger critical minerals supply chain requires reliable pathways connecting recovered materials with advanced refining.

This week, American Resources Corporation announced that Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO), it's wholly-owned subsidiary, signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Blackion LLC, a battery lifecycle and critical materials solutions provider.

For ReElement Technologies, the acquisition is designed to expand the flow of battery-derived feedstocks to our separation and purification platform, supporting the recovery of high-purity critical minerals for domestic and allied supply chains.

The capabilities fit together:
🔹 Blackion brings an experienced management team, commercial relationships, feedstock sourcing and battery lifecycle expertise.
🔹 EMCO aggregates, processes and prepares materials for downstream refining.
🔹 ReElement can separate and purify suitable feedstocks into high-purity critical mineral products.

One significant opportunity is lithium iron phosphate battery recycling, where economics depend on efficient logistics, processing and advanced lithium recovery. ReElement’s refining platform provides an efficient pathway to recover lithium from these materials and to produce technical- and battery-grade products.

Through our strategic collaboration with EMCO, suitable materials can move into ReElement’s refining platform where commercially appropriate, helping return valuable resources to domestic and allied supply chains.

Read the full announcement: https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/american-resources-corporation-reelement-technologies-and-electrified-materials-a-1217884

Progress at Marion: Building the Next Generation of Magnet Recycling

The pieces are coming together at our Marion, Indiana facility.

These photos provide a look at equipment supporting ReElement Technologies’ magnet recycling and rare earth separation line—designed to transform recycled magnet material into separated, high-purity rare earth products including neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), NdPr, dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb).

The process is designed to move recycled magnet feedstock through:

Magnet feedstock → thermal processing → leaching → solid/liquid separation → chromatography → separated rare earth products

The key is what comes out the other end. Rather than stopping at a mixed rare earth concentrate, ReElement’s chromatography platform is designed to separate and purify individual critical rare earth elements for return to the domestic supply chain.

Installation and commissioning are progressing as the Marion team completes equipment integration and supporting infrastructure across the line—advancing ReElement toward domestic production of high-purity critical materials from recycled magnets and other feedstocks.

🇺🇸 Recycle. Separate. Purify. Rebuild the domestic critical-mineral supply chain.

Brings the Small Modular Reactor Refining Challenge Into Focus

ReElement is focused on one of the most critical layers of the advanced energy supply chain:

🔹The ability to separate, purify, and refine complex critical mineral feedstocks into high-purity materials that emerging industries can use.

Small modular reactors, , are a strong example of why that matters.
As advanced nuclear technologies move closer to deployment, the conversation cannot stop at reactor design. These systems will also depend on specialized materials that support performance, safety, reliability, and long-term supply chain confidence.

is one example. Valued in nuclear applications for its ability to absorb neutrons, is also highly supply constrained because it is typically produced as a byproduct of zirconium processing. That creates a challenge when new demand begins to form around advanced nuclear deployment.

For , materials like highlight a broader point: advanced industries do not simply need access to raw materials. They need qualified, high-purity supply from refining platforms that can support consistency, scalability, and secure sourcing.

🔹That is where ReElement’s work is relevant.

ReElement’s chromatography-based platform is designed to separate and purify rare earth elements and other critical minerals from complex feedstocks through a more efficient and scalable refining process.

🔹This is not only an advanced nuclear story. It is a materials science story, a critical mineral refining story, and a domestic and allied supply chain story.

Strengthening the Team Behind Commercial Operations at Marion

ReElement Technologies has added seven experienced professionals to strengthen the operational and technical team responsible for commissioning, operating and expanding our commercial-scale refining platform at our Marion, Indiana facility.

The newest additions bring experience across large-scale industrial operations, engineering, advanced research, manufacturing workforce development and international commercial markets:

🔹 Bill Baken, Shift Operations Manager – More than 20 years of experience in large-scale, continuous-process manufacturing, including leading operations exceeding one million tons annually.
🔹 Deann Cooper, Human Resources Manager – Brings manufacturing recruiting and human resources experience as we continue building and supporting our skilled Marion workforce.
🔹 JacobMiller Jr., Area Lead – More than 10 years of U.S. Navy experience, including service with the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department, bringing operational discipline and leadership from high-accountability environments.
🔹 Vedat Ozsever, Marion Plant Engineering Manager – Brings 20 years of process engineering experience in the coal mining industry and a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from the University of Kentucky.
🔹 Derrick Roper, Business Analyst – Brings experience and relationships across African and European markets to support business development, strategic partnerships and ReElement’s international growth.
🔹 Glen Stewart, Shift Operations Manager – More than 22 years of U.S. Navy leadership experience across large-scale operations, maintenance ex*****on and operational readiness.
🔹 Chih-Yao Tsao (Eddie), Senior Research Scientist – Returns to ReElement after completing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University under Dr. Linda Wang, with a focus on new feedstocks and continued process improvement.

“The strength of any commercial operation ultimately comes down to the people behind it.” - Kirk T. Taylor, CFO, ReElement Technologies.

The team expansion comes as ReElement advances Marion toward multi-element commercial production. Our first commercial-scale germanium production column has been successfully commissioned and operated, demonstrating the scalability of our chromatography-based refining platform, and the required air permits are now in place for all four initial production lines.

Our platform has demonstrated that it can scale commercially. Now we are building the organization to translate that capability into safe, reliable and sustained commercial operations.

Welcome to ReElement, Bill, Dee, Jacob, Vedat, Derrick, Glen and Eddie.

Read the official announcement here - https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/reelement-technologies-strengthens-commercial-operations-team-as-marion-rare-eart-1210936

ReElement Completes Air Permitting for All Four Initial Production Lines

Another important step forward at ReElement’s Marion, Indiana refining facility.

Air permitting is now complete for all four initial production lines. Remember, this follows the successful commissioning of the Company's first commercial-scale germanium production column - validating the scalability and modular architecture of ReElement's chromatography-based refining platform.

The facility is designed to refine germanium, gallium and multiple rare earth elements, including neodymium, dysprosium, terbium, gadolinium, yttrium and samarium.

“Receiving the principal approvals necessary to operate the production lines represents a significant milestone in ReElement’s commercialization,” said Mark Jensen, Chairman and CEO of ReElement Technologies.

▪ Permitting complete.
▪ Installation and commissioning underway.
▪ Commercial production ahead.

Read the full announcement here - https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/air-permit-granted-reelement-marion-113010569.html

ReElement’s Ben Kincaid recently joined U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary David L. Fogel and industry leaders for a business roundtable focused on strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and Uzbekistan.

The discussion explored opportunities to expand bilateral trade and investment across strategic sectors, including critical minerals, mining, advanced processing and was in support of American Resources Corporation's partnership with UZTMK.

ReElement looks forward to continuing conversations around how innovative U.S. refining capabilities can be deployed to support responsible critical mineral development and strengthen secure, diversified supply chains, including opportunities involving tungsten.

Big recognition for one of ReElement’s own!

Congratulations to Dr. Yi Ding, Chief Technology Officer of ReElement Technologies, on being named a 2026 Purdue Engineering 38 by 38 Award recipient.

The award recognizes 38 Purdue Engineering alumni age 38 or younger who have demonstrated an accelerated trajectory of professional success, achievement and impact.

Yi’s work embodies exactly that. His ability to translate complex science into scalable, real-world refining solutions is helping drive ReElement’s technology from the laboratory to commercial production, including the recent successful operation of our first commercial-scale germanium production column at our Marion, Indiana facility.

As Kirk Taylor, CFO of ReElement Technologies, shared:�“Yi’s leadership and technical vision have been an important part of that progress, and we could not be more excited to see Purdue University recognize his impact.”

Congratulations, Yi. Well deserved!

Read the full story here - https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/reelement-technologies-cto-yi-ding-named-a-2026-purdue-engineering-38-by-38-award-1206412

ReElement Technologies has reached another important commercialization milestone at our Marion, Indiana facility.

▪️ We have successfully commissioned and operated our first commercial-scale germanium production column, validating that our demand-aligned, chromatography-based refining platform can move from laboratory and pilot production to commercial-scale operations.

▪️ This is more than a technology demonstration. It is validation that the platform we have spent years developing has been de-risked and is being commercially deployed to meet customer demand.

▪️ The successful commissioning also validates the largest chromatography columns ReElement currently intends to deploy across our facilities and future partner locations.

▪️ With commercial-scale validation now complete, our focus turns to commissioning the remaining Phase I production lines at Marion and continuing the transition to dedicated commercial production.

▪️ A New Model Built on Innovation — Multi-element, de-risked and aligned with partner demand. Now deployed in a modular model and operating at commercial scale.

Read our announcement here: https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/metals-and-mining/reelement-technologies-successfully-demonstrates-commercial-scale-refining-platfo-1204403

American Resources Corporation Chairman and CEO Mark Jensen joined President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and leaders from across the U.S. mining and critical minerals industry on Friday for the American Mining Industry Roundtable at the U.S. Department of State.

The discussion focused on a challenge that continues to move higher on the national agenda: building secure, resilient domestic and allied supply chains for the critical minerals essential to defense, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, energy infrastructure and the broader U.S. economy.

For American Resources, ReElement Technologies and Electrified Materials Corporation, that work is already underway.

Across feedstock origination, industrial processing and advanced refining, our focus is on connecting the capabilities required to move critical minerals from resource and recycled material to separated, high-purity products that can support American manufacturing.

As Mark Jensen noted, "Mining is only the first step. Building a durable U.S. critical mineral supply chain also requires processing, separation, refining, technology and strategic collaboration."

The conversations in Washington reinforced both the urgency of that work and the opportunity ahead.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Billions in New Deals and Investments to Power American Mining BOLSTERING AMERICAN MINING: Today, President Donald J. Trump held a historic roundtable with the mining industry where he announced over $2 billion

A Major Milestone for ReElement Technologies

The first commercial-scale delivery of feedstock has arrived at our Marion Advanced Technology Center, on time and under budget.

The speed and precision of the Marion team have been exceptional. From facility development to equipment installation and now the arrival of commercial-scale feedstock, each step is moving ReElement closer to expanded domestic production of the critical materials needed for defense, energy and advanced technologies.

This is what disciplined ex*****on and demand aligned refining looks like.

And we are just getting started.