CYMAT ANNOUNCES INVESTOR WEBCAST TO FURTHER DISCUSS JV FOR SCANDIUM ALUMINUM MASTER ALLOY PRODUCTION
The proposed venture would link scandium recovered in Ontario with alloy production at Cymat's Mississauga facility.
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Cymat Technologies (CYMHF) will hold a November 4, 2026 investor webcast to discuss its proposed scandium-aluminum joint venture with KAP Minerals.
The webcast is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding for production and commercialization at Cymat's Mississauga facility. Planned scandium supply would come from processing surface tailings at an Ontario phosphate mine KAP plans to rehabilitate. Cymat plans an alloying line that scales with scandium supply and market demand, alongside its metal matrix composites initiative. Both partners aim to secure government-backed, non-dilutive financing. The venture remains proposed.
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Positive
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Cymat plans commercial scandium-aluminum production at its Mississauga facility alongside its metal matrix composites initiative.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Cymat and KAP aim to secure non-dilutive government financing for the venture.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.The planned alloying line is designed to scale with scandium supply and market demand.
Negative
- Moderate pointThe joint venture remains proposed under a memorandum of understanding, rather than an established production operation.
- Minor pointCymat says the venture's economic potential is difficult to quantify, citing constrained scandium supply and early-stage commercial uses.
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Michael Liik, CEO and Chairman of Cymat stated "This proposed JV to produce Sc-Al master alloy will operate in tandem with our previously announced initiative to produce Metal Matrix Composites ("MMC") for the commercial customers of Rio Tinto. During the upcoming webcast, I will discuss the rationale for the new Sc-Al initiative as well as the synergies inherent in our company's production of Sc-Al and MMC. I believe that the coupling of these two initiatives will be transformative for Cymat."
Highlights of the Webcast include:
- Importance of Scandium in Aluminum: The addition of very small quantities of scandium to aluminum substantially increases the strength of the aluminum alloy, improves fatigue and corrosion resistance and enhances weldability, all without adding weight. Scandium has been identified by
Canada and other international governments as a critical mineral. The current supply of scandium from Western Allie sources is extremely limited. - KAP Mine: The scandium will be recovered from a secondary refining process applied to surface tailings at a
Kapuskasing, Ontario phosphate mine to be rehabilitated by KAP. All transportation, energy and building infrastructure is already in place for the refining facility. Accessibility of the mineral source combined with existing infrastructure is expected to result in a low-cost production process for the scandium oxide. - Cymat Sc-Al Master Alloy: Building upon the MMC production line, Cymat will employ a proprietary flux-free alloying method to produce a high purity Sc-Al master alloy in commercial quantities. The production will involve low carbon process that avoids the use of noxious chemicals associated with methods that employ fluxes. The Sc-Al alloying line is being designed to scale-up in tandem with the increase in scandium supply and market demand for Sc-Al alloy. The JV will sell the resulting Sc-Al alloy to allied atmospheric and space-focused aerospace industries, defence industries and other advance manufacturing entities.
- Interest of Canadian Government: Provincial and Federal government officials participated in the JV MOU signing at Cymat's
Mississauga office last week. The JV initiative has particular resonance for the Canadian government as it involves a Canadian-sourced critical mineral, being further processed domestically into an advanced material with qualities that make it desirable for use by aerospace, defence and advanced manufacturing markets, establishing an integrated Canadian supply chain. Furthermore, the JV has the potential to reach commercial production levels within the current election cycle. Leveraging this government interest into a source of non-dilutive financing is a key objective for both Cymat and KAP. - Comparable Investment Opportunities: It is challenging to quantify the economic potential for the JV as the global supply of scandium is severely constrained and development of commercial uses for Sc-Al are in their infancy. With a market capitalization in the
$80M Canada is exploring the feasibility of a hard-rock mining site in northernQuebec as a potential scandium source. However, assuming the feasibility study yields satisfactory results, production from this new mine would not commence prior to 2031. (Source: Scandium Canada Corporate Presentation – September 2026). The KAP mine, on the other hand, has surface material that is ready now for the extraction and refining process.
During the Webcast, Michael Liik will further elaborate upon the potential that this JV brings for Cymat stakeholders as well as provide an update on Cymat's MMC initiative and aluminum foam business. The Webcast will be held via Zoom Meetings on Wednesday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m. EST. Attendees may email their questions in advance to info@investor3.ca.
Registration will be required to access the meeting. Please click on the link below to register.
PRESENTATION DETAILS
DATE: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 TIME: 2:00 PM ESTDT)
LOCATION: Zoom Meeting
To receive the meeting link and passcode, please click on the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AGNhi1KeSraxwxJNqnfFhw
About Cymat Technologies Ltd.
Cymat Technologies Ltd. holds the global rights, through patents and established know-how, to manufacture and sell Stabilized Aluminum Foam ("SAF"), a unique, ultra-light, cellular metallic material. The proprietary production process entails the injection of gases through a molten bath of alloyed aluminum infused with ceramic particles. The result is an advanced, lightweight, recyclable material that exhibits unique characteristics including customizable density and dimensions; mechanical energy absorption; thermal and acoustic insulation; and time, temperature and strain-rate insensitivity. A key benefit of this continuous foam production process is its scalability and resultant low cost of production. SAF is used in such industries as architectural design, military and automotive. Cymat markets its architectural SAF under the AlusionTM brand and its automotive and military SAF under the SmartMetalTM brand. For further information, please visit our website at www.cymat.com.
About KAP Minerals
KAP Minerals Inc. is a Canadian critical-minerals development company advancing the Kapuskasing Project in Northern Ontario. The company is focused on recovering phosphate, rare earth elements, scandium and other strategic materials from previously mined material and developing downstream processing opportunities for Canadian and allied markets.
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What is Cymat's proposed scandium-aluminum joint venture with KAP Minerals?
The proposed venture would produce and commercialize scandium-aluminum master alloy at Cymat's Mississauga facility. Planned scandium supply would be recovered from surface tailings at a Kapuskasing, Ontario phosphate mine that KAP plans to rehabilitate. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding.