Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. Takes Delivery of Additional ULVAC Magnet Production Equipment, Unlocking Ten-Fold Magnet Capacity Expansion
The planned expansion would increase annual magnet capacity from 1,000 to approximately 10,000 metric tons after installation and commissioning.
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Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) has received additional ULVAC magnet production equipment in Pohang, beginning a planned ten-fold capacity expansion. Thirteen of 57 containers arrived, with the remainder due before the end of October 2026. Once installed and commissioned, thirteen additional machines are expected to raise annual capacity from 1,000 to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered magnets.
The company reaffirmed fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $400 million to $460 million. It has qualified seven sintered magnet grades with Tier-1 equipment manufacturers and secured non-China feedstock. The company says the expansion positions it to meet the January 1, 2027 DFARS deadline restricting specified foreign-origin rare earth magnets in U.S. defense systems. The expanded facility is scheduled to open on December 17, 2026.
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Positive
- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Planned expansion targets approximately 10,000 metric tons annually, including 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered magnets.
- Moderate pointNon-China NdPr feedstock secured for magnet production.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Fiscal 2027 revenue guidance reaffirmed at $400 million to $460 million.
- Minor pointULVAC equipment delivery began with 13 of 57 containers arriving at the Pohang facility.
- Minor pointCustomer qualification completed for seven sintered magnet grades with Tier-1 equipment manufacturers.
- Minor pointPower and operators are in place for the Pohang expansion, the company said.
Negative
- Minor pointExpanded capacity remains dependent on installation and commissioning of the thirteen additional ULVAC machines.
- Minor pointRemaining equipment containers have yet to arrive and are due before the end of October 2026.
Key Figures
- Containers delivered
- 13 of 57 containers
- Additional ULVAC magnet production equipment
- Annual magnet capacity
- 1,000 to approximately 10,000 metric tons
- Expected once the equipment is installed and commissioned
- High-performance sintered magnet capacity
- 6,000 metric tons
- Included in expected annual capacity
- Fiscal 2027 revenue guidance
- $400 million to $460 million
- Reaffirmed
- DFARS restriction effective date
- January 1, 2027
- Restriction on specified rare earth magnets in U.S. defense systems
Historical Context
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Previously scheduled 13 ULVAC machines for October delivery; current notice reports their arrival.
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Key Terms
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13 of 57 containers of additional ULVAC magnet production equipment arrived in Pohang today, beginning EM&T’s ten-fold expansion to approximately 10,000 metric tons of annual non-China capacity
Expansion positions EM&T to meet the January 1, 2027 DFARS deadline barring Chinese-origin rare earth magnets in U.S. defense systems
EM&T reaffirms fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of
MIAMI, FL, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (“EM&T” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EMAT), a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company, today announced that it has taken delivery of additional magnet equipment from ULVAC at its Pohang facility, with thirteen of 57 containers arriving today and the remaining containers to be delivered before the end of October. The thirteen additional ULVAC machines are the core of EM&T’s ten-fold capacity expansion and underpin its previously announced fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of
The delivery comes ahead of DFARS 252.225-7052, effective January 1, 2027, which will prohibit U.S. defense contractors from using rare earth magnets containing materials mined, refined, separated, melted or produced in China, Russia, North Korea or Iran. Because China produces most of the world’s NdPr metal, the majority of globally available magnet supply is expected to become non-compliant absent qualified non-China feedstock and manufacturing. The July 20, 2026 Executive Order on defense supply chains tightened enforcement by ending routine waivers, and the August 13, 2026 White House proclamation imposing a 100 percent tariff on the most sensitive foreign unmanned aircraft and certain parts has added pressure across a drone supply chain that depends on high-performance NdFeB magnets.
EM&T has qualified seven high-performance NdFeB sintered magnet grades with Tier-1 OEMs and secured non-China NdPr feedstock, and the additional ULVAC equipment is intended to address the remaining requirement of production capacity. Once installed and commissioned, the thirteen additional ULVAC machines are expected to take the Company’s annual capacity from 1,000 metric tons to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered magnets, positioning EM&T as the largest producer of rare earth permanent magnets outside of China.
“This is about executing growth, not planning,” said Frank Moon, Chief Executive Officer of EM&T. “With DFARS taking effect in eleven weeks, the question for defense primes, drone makers and automakers is no longer whether to source magnets outside China, but where that supply will come from at scale. EM&T is executing. Today, as containers arrive at our Pohang plant by the truckload, we have the equipment, power, feedstock material, operators and seven grades of customer qualified sintered magnets representing more than
“This is about delivering revenue and EBITDA,” said Christopher Clower, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of EM&T. “Installed capacity is what turns customer demand into revenue, and that additional capacity is now arriving on site. We are meeting the milestones driving our expansion: contracted equipment, secured power, qualified grades and compliant feedstock, all converging in Pohang. Frank and our operating team are delivering the plan we laid out for investors, and the deliveries still to come keep that plan on track as we move into 2027.”
EM&T will open the expanded facility at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, December 17, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (KST) in Pohang, with live magnet making, guided production-line tours and an executive operational briefing for government dignitaries, institutional investors, commercial partners and media. A live webcast of the briefing will be available at investors.evolution-metals.com. To attend in person, please RSVP to RSVP@evolution-metals.com.
About Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.
Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: EMAT) is a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company for rare earth permanent magnets, battery materials, and related critical minerals and technologies. By leveraging proven commercial-scale operations, advanced processing technologies, and strategic partnerships, EM&T operates what it believes is the only vertically integrated critical materials supply chain spanning end-of-life electronics and batteries, high-grade concentrates, and the manufacture of finished rare earth magnets (including high-performance rare earth magnets) and battery materials. For additional information, please visit investors.evolution-metals.com and follow the Company on LinkedIn.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the delivery of ULVAC equipment to the Company’s Pohang facility, including the number of containers delivered and the timing of remaining deliveries; the installation, commissioning and operation of such equipment; the planned expansion of annual rare earth magnet production capacity in Pohang to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including approximately 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered magnets; the expansion of electrical infrastructure serving the Pohang facility; the Company’s fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of
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