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American Resources' Electrified Materials Commences Initial 2026 Shipments of End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries, Advancing U.S. Circular Critical Minerals Supply Chain
EMCO expands battery aggregation and conditioning activities to support domestic refining and mineral independence FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / January 23,
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[{"type":"text","content":"EMCO expands battery aggregation and conditioning activities to support domestic refining and mineral independence FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / January 23, 2026 / American Resources Corporation (\"American Resources\" or the \"Company\") today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation (\"EMCO\"), an innovative recycler of metals and minerals, has commenced receiving initial 2026 shipments of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries from multiple domestic and international sources at its Noblesville, Indiana disposition site.EMCO continues to work closely with its supply-chain partners, including Blackion LLC, to source, aggregate, and responsibly manage lithium-ion batteries across a broad range of chemistries. These activities support the growing volume of batteries reaching end-of-life from electric vehicles, energy storage systems, consumer electronics, and manufacturing scrap streams.Through these partnerships, EMCO is providing efficient, compliant disposition and preprocessing services for a variety of lithium-ion battery chemistries, including lithium iron phosphate (LFP), as well as nickel- and cobalt-bearing systems. EMCO's proprietary preprocessing and conditioning capabilities are designed to recover and prepare high-value battery elements - such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel-for downstream refinement.Conditioned battery materials produced by EMCO are supplied to its downstream refining partner, ReElement Technologies Corporation, enabling a real-time, closed-loop, full life-cycle solution for critical battery materials. ReElement's multi-mineral, multi-feedstock refining platform converts these conditioned inputs into ultra-high-purity, manufacturing-grade products suitable for reuse across domestic and allied-nation supply chains.Together, EMCO and ReElement form an integrated recycling-to-refining platform that supports U.S. economic competitiveness, national security objectives, and long-term mineral independence. By enabling domestic processing of end-of-life batteries, magnets and manufacturing scrap, the platform reduces reliance on foreign-controlled refining capacity while improving transparency, sustainability, and resilience across the battery materials value chain.As battery volumes continue to grow globally, EMCO expects to expand its aggregation footprint, partnerships, a...