American Resources' Electrified Materials Develops Novel Recycling Platform for High-Value E-Waste and Hard Drives
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) announced a significant breakthrough in rare earth element recycling through its subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO). The company has developed a novel, cost-effective method to extract rare earth elements from e-waste, including speakers, power tools, and shredded hard drives.
EMCO controls over 135 acres of industrial property across Indiana and Eastern Kentucky, focusing on recycling rare earth magnets, lithium-ion batteries, and defense metals. The process involves mechanical separation based on physical properties, producing clean mixed rare earth powder that is refined by ReElement Technologies to achieve ultra-high purity (99.5%-99.999%) separated oxides for domestic commercial and defense manufacturing.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) ha annunciato una svolta significativa nel riciclo degli elementi delle terre rare tramite la sua controllata, Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO). La società ha messo a punto un metodo innovativo ed economico per estrarre elementi delle terre rare dai rifiuti elettronici, inclusi altoparlanti, utensili elettrici e dischi rigidi triturati.
EMCO possiede e gestisce oltre 135 acri di aree industriali in Indiana e nell’Est del Kentucky, concentrandosi sul riciclaggio di magneti in terre rare, batterie agli ioni di litio e metalli per la difesa. Il processo utilizza la separazione meccanica basata sulle proprietà fisiche, producendo una polvere mista di terre rare pulita che viene raffinata da ReElement Technologies per ottenere ossidi separati a ultra-alta purezza (99,5%–99,999%) destinati alla produzione commerciale e per la difesa a livello nazionale.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) anunció un avance significativo en el reciclaje de elementos de tierras raras a través de su filial, Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO). La compañía ha desarrollado un método novedoso y rentable para extraer elementos de tierras raras de residuos electrónicos, incluidos altavoces, herramientas eléctricas y discos duros triturados.
EMCO controla más de 135 acres de propiedades industriales en Indiana y el este de Kentucky, centrándose en el reciclaje de imanes de tierras raras, baterías de ion-litio y metales para defensa. El proceso implica separación mecánica basada en propiedades físicas, produciendo un polvo mixto de tierras raras limpio que ReElement Technologies refina para obtener óxidos separados de ultraalta pureza (99,5%–99,999%) para la fabricación comercial y de defensa en el país.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC)는 자회사인 Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO)를 통해 희토류 재활용 분야에서 중요한 돌파구를 발표했습니다. 회사는 스피커, 전동 공구, 분쇄된 하드 드라이브 등 전자 폐기물에서 희토류를 추출하는 새로운 비용 효율적 방법을 개발했습니다.
EMCO는 인디애나와 동부 켄터키에 걸쳐 135에이커 이상의 산업 부지를 보유 및 운영하며 희토류 자석, 리튬이온 배터리 및 방위 금속 재활용에 주력하고 있습니다. 이 공정은 물리적 특성에 따른 기계적 분리를 포함하며, 깨끗한 혼합 희토류 분말을 생산합니다. 이 분말은 ReElement Technologies에서 정제되어 국내 상업 및 방위 제조용으로 초고순도(99.5%–99.999%)의 분리 산화물을 얻습니다.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) a annoncé une avancée majeure dans le recyclage des éléments de terres rares via sa filiale, Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO). La société a mis au point une méthode nouvelle et rentable pour extraire les éléments de terres rares des déchets électroniques, notamment les haut-parleurs, les outils électriques et les disques durs broyés.
EMCO contrôle plus de 135 acres de sites industriels dans l’Indiana et l’est du Kentucky, et se concentre sur le recyclage des aimants en terres rares, des batteries lithium-ion et des métaux destinés à la défense. Le procédé repose sur une séparation mécanique selon les propriétés physiques, produisant une poudre mixte de terres rares propre, raffinée par ReElement Technologies pour obtenir des oxydes séparés à ultra-haute pureté (99,5%–99,999%) destinés à la production commerciale et de défense nationale.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) gab einen bedeutenden Durchbruch beim Recycling von Seltenen Erden über seine Tochtergesellschaft Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO) bekannt. Das Unternehmen hat eine neuartige, kostengünstige Methode zur Gewinnung von Seltenen Erden aus Elektroschrott entwickelt, darunter Lautsprecher, Elektrowerkzeuge und geschredderte Festplatten.
EMCO verfügt über mehr als 135 Acres Industrieflächen in Indiana und Ost-Kentucky und konzentriert sich auf das Recycling von Seltene-Erden-Magneten, Lithium-Ionen-Batterien und Verteidigungsmetallen. Der Prozess umfasst mechanische Trennung basierend auf physikalischen Eigenschaften und erzeugt ein sauberes, gemischtes Seltene-Erden-Pulver, das von ReElement Technologies zu ultrahoher Reinheit (99,5%–99,999%) separierten Oxiden veredelt wird – für die inländische gewerbliche und verteidigungsrelevante Fertigung.
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- Significant capital investment required for industrial equipment and scaling
- Early stage of commercialization with unproven market adoption
- Dependence on third-party suppliers for e-waste feedstock
Insights
AREC's new e-waste recycling platform strengthens its position in critical minerals, with promising economics but implementation timeline unclear.
American Resources' subsidiary Electrified Materials (EMCO) has developed a potentially disruptive mechanical separation process for extracting rare earth elements from everyday e-waste products. The technology creates a mixed rare earth powder from items like speakers, power tools, and even previously shredded hard drives – addressing both consumer and enterprise waste streams.
What's particularly compelling about this announcement is the closed-loop integration with ReElement Technologies, AREC's affiliated company. This partnership creates a complete recycling pathway: EMCO handles mechanical preprocessing while ReElement provides chemical refinement to achieve ultra-high purity levels of 99.5%-99.999% – critical specifications for defense and commercial applications.
The company's infrastructure strategy leverages existing assets intelligently, controlling over 135 acres of industrial property across Indiana and Kentucky. This approach minimizes capital requirements while maximizing processing capacity. By repurposing legacy mining and industrial sites, EMCO gains cost advantages in establishing recycling operations.
From a market positioning perspective, AREC is targeting three high-growth segments: recycled steel, battery-grade lithium, and magnet-grade rare earths. The focus on end-of-life products (wind turbines, EV motors, batteries, electronics) creates a steady, low-cost feedstock supply that isn't dependent on new mining operations.
This development addresses a critical vulnerability in U.S. manufacturing: dependence on foreign rare earth supplies. By creating domestic recycling capacity for these materials, AREC potentially opens revenue opportunities from both commercial customers and defense contractors concerned about supply chain security.
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 (
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."
Why It Matters for Shareholders, Industry Supply Chains and Government Partners
Strategic alignment: Advances U.S. supply chain independence in rare earths and defense materials.
Scalable infrastructure: Leverages legacy mining and industrial sites and logistics networks for rapid deployment.
Circular lifecycle solution: Provides a complete recycling and refining pathway for U.S. supply chains.
Growth markets: Positioned in recycled steel, battery-grade lithium, and magnet-grade rare earths.
High-margin, low-risk model: Recycling end-of-life products reduces input costs and environmental impact.
Electrified Materials is a cutting-edge recycler of metals and minerals for the electrified economy, specializing in recovering and processing end-of-life products into new steel-based, battery-grade, and magnet-grade inputs. Originating from the reclamation of former coal mines and industrial sites, EMCO leverages its regional logistics and infrastructure alongside its affiliation with ReElement Technologies to expand into high-growth markets. Through this collaboration, EMCO preprocesses end-of-life materials such as wind turbines, EV motors, lithium-ion batteries, consumer electronics, and e-waste before supplying concentrates to ReElement for further refinement into manufacturing-grade products ready to reenter the supply chain.
About Electrified Materials Corporation
Electrified Materials Corporation ("EMCO") is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC). EMCO is an innovative recycler of metals and minerals serving advanced technology, commercial, and defense markets. The company specializes in preprocessing end-of-life magnets, batteries, and ferrous metals to help ensure a secure domestic supply of copper, aluminum, steel, rare earth elements, and battery materials. Through its partnership with ReElement Technologies Corporation, EMCO delivers a fully integrated solution that supports a resilient U.S. supply chain.
About ReElement Technologies Corporation
ReElement Technologies Corporation, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), is a leading provider of high-performance refining capacity for rare earth and critical battery elements. Its multi-mineral, multi-feedstock platform technology focuses on the refining of recycled material from rare earth permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries, concentrated ores and brines, as well as coal-based waste streams and byproducts to create a cost effective and environmentally-safe, circular supply chain. ReElement has developed its innovative and scalable "Powered by ReElement" process which collaboratively utilizes its exclusively licensed intellectual property within its partners' material processing flow sheets to more efficiently support the global supply chain's growing demand for magnet and battery-grade products. For more information visit reelementtech.com or connect with the Company on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
About American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC)
American Resources Corporation is a leader in the critical mineral supply chain, developing innovative solutions both upstream and downstream of the refining process. The company and its affiliates focus on the extraction and processing of metallurgical carbon and iron ore, essential ingredients in steelmaking, as well as critical and rare earth minerals for the electrification market and recycled metals.
Leveraging its affiliation and former parent status of ReElement Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance refining capacity for rare earth and critical battery elements, American Resources is investing in and developing efficient upstream and downstream critical mineral operations. These operations include mining interests in conventional and unconventional sources, recycling, and manufacturing.
American Resources has established a nimble, low-cost business model centered on growth, which provides a significant opportunity to scale its portfolio of assets to meet the growing global infrastructure and electrification markets while also continuing to acquire operations and significantly reduce their legacy industry risks. Its streamlined and efficient operations are able to maximize margins while reducing costs. For more information visit americanresourcescorp.com or connect with the Company on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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