ReElement Technologies Corporation and Exigo Battery Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Announce A Joint Venture For Rare Earth Magnet Recycling
- Joint venture targets significant scale with 2,000+ metric tons annual processing capacity
- ReElement's proven technology offers environmentally safe and cost-competitive refining process
- Partnership enables expansion into Indian market while leveraging existing US facility
- Diverse feedstock sources from EV motors to MRI machines ensures steady supply chain
- Technology achieves high purity levels of 99.5%+ for rare earth oxides
- Initial operations limited to US facility before India expansion
- Success depends on Exigo's ability to consistently source and supply rare earth concentrates
- Partnership currently based on MOU, pending final joint venture agreement
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Joint venture between ReElement and Exigo aims to create cost-competitive rare earth recycling at 2,000 metric ton scale across US and India.
This joint venture between ReElement Technologies and Exigo Battery Solutions represents a significant development in rare earth element (REE) supply chain security. The partnership leverages complementary strengths: ReElement's proprietary oxide refining technology and Exigo's sourcing capabilities for rare earth concentrates. The JV aims to scale to 2,000+ metric tons annually, focusing on recycling high-value feedstock from EV motors, hard drives, wind turbines, and MRI machines.
The technical approach here is particularly noteworthy. ReElement's chromatographic separation technology replaces traditional solvent extraction methods that rely on environmentally hazardous acids. This technology transfer was adapted from commercial processes in the sugar and pharmaceutical industries, demonstrating cross-industry innovation. Their column-and-resin approach significantly reduces capital expenditure, physical footprint, and operational costs while achieving high-purity (99.5%+) rare earth oxides including neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr), neodymium (Nd), dysprosium (Dy), and terbium (Tb).
This partnership addresses a critical vulnerability in Western supply chains. Currently, China controls approximately 85% of global rare earth processing capacity, creating geopolitical risk for technologies dependent on these materials. By establishing processing capacity in both the US and India, this JV creates geographic diversification while maintaining cost competitiveness. The circular economy approach – recycling end-of-life magnets rather than solely depending on mining – provides both environmental benefits and supply chain resilience through reduced dependency on primary mineral extraction.
The initial operations will begin at ReElement's Marion, Indiana facility before expanding to India, creating a phased approach that allows for process optimization before international deployment. This controlled scaling strategy demonstrates prudent risk management in technology commercialization.
Recycling feedstock such as EV motors, HDDs, wind turbines, MRI machines, and other permanent magnet-containing materials scaling to 2,000+ metric tons per annum
The partnership brings together two companies from two nations that are dedicated to developing cost effective domestic supply chains for critical minerals and rare earth elements
FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) ("American Resources"), through its holding in ReElement Technologies Corporation ("ReElement" or "RTC"), a leading U.S. innovator in rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining, announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enter into a joint venture agreement with Exigo Battery Solutions Pvt. Ltd. ("Exigo") to have the joint venture entity utilize ReElement's proprietary rare earth oxide refining technologies within the United States and in India along with Exigo's ability to source, process, and supply rare earth concentrates to be efficiently and cost effectively refined to separated and purified
Exigo will initially supply rare earth concentrates to ReElement's Marion, Indiana facility to be refined to magnet grade oxides, with the goal of expanding thereafter by deploying ReElement's technology to India to refine such rare earth elements.
Mark Jensen, Chairman of ReElement Technologies, stated "We believe collaboration and coordination is the key to developing a cost competitive supply chain in the rare earth industry. The team at Exigo has been excellent to work with and the partnership is built to enable the combined JV to be able to compete head-to-head on cost, purity and scalability with the current supply chain. Utilizing ReElement's technology to refine end-of-life magnets to separated, purified heavy and light rare earth oxides is a relatively straightforward process and something we have been doing in Indiana for over three years. We are excited to partner with the Exigo team to help source and supply feedstock for our current slate of customers in Marion, IN where we both benefit from the profit generated off the final high purity oxides, maximizing value for both parties while also insulating the partnership from a cost perspective.
Rahul Singh, Business Head of Exigo Battery Solutions Pvt. Ltd. commented further "As Exigo expands its international presence we are excited to partner with an innovative and proven American company where we can jointly unlock the value of the rare earth supply chain. Our goal is to provide substantial feedstock to the joint venture through our consolidation and processing network to become a major player in the rare earth marketplace. We are also excited to work with ReElement to ultimately deploy their technology within India to further drive down costs and reduce the need for logistics in the future."
ReElement utilizes its patented technology for the separation and purification phase of rare earth and critical battery and defense material processing and refining that maximizes the surface area interface by using columns and resins, rather than toxic acids and solvents typically used in hydrometallurgical processes. Utilizing its patented technology, it is able to eliminate a significant amount of CapEx, physical footprint, environmental impact, chemicals and associated OpEx to create the separation and purification of rare earth and critical minerals. The technology was designed over decades from commercially operating processes in the separation and purification of fructose and glucose in the sugar industry to commercial production of insulin in the pharmaceutical industry.
ReElement Technologies is committed to leading the domestic supply chain for refined rare earth and critical battery elements in the electrified economy and national security needs. The Company has proven that its patented chromatographic separation and purification technology is a low cost, scalable, flexible and environmentally safe replacement to the legacy environmentally and socially toxic alternatives used for critical and rare earth element separation and purification. As the Company executes and scales the production at its own and partner facilities, it will significantly reduce the United States' dependency on foreign nations for the supply of these critical raw materials while also creating a true circular life-cycle solution.
Learn more about ReElement Technologies' process and technology here - Video.
About ReElement Technologies Corporation
ReElement Technologies Corporation 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
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.
About Exigo Battery Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Exigo, a decade-old leader in advanced recycling technologies, is committed to building a circular economy through the recovery of critical and rare earth metals. As India accelerates its clean energy and electronic transitions, Exigo stands at the forefront with cutting-edge processes for e-waste, EV batteries, and solar panel recycling. Now, in a strategic joint venture with U.S.-based ReElement Technologies, Exigo is taking a major step to localize the rare earth and critical material supply chain-closing the loop entirely within India. For more information visit batteries.exigorecycling.com or connect with the Company on , X, and LinkedIn.
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SOURCE: American Resources Corporation
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