American Resources' EMCO unit procures battery shredding line to target LFP recycling market
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) said its Electrified Materials Corporation subsidiary has procured its first battery shredding line, expanding the company's ability to process lithium-ion batteries and produce conditioned feedstocks for downstream refining. The new line will initially focus on lithium iron phosphate batteries, the company said in a statement.
American Resources Corp's ReElement achieves 99.9% tungsten purity
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) said its affiliated minority holding ReElement Technologies Corporation has successfully purified tungsten concentrate to 99.9% purity, in what the company described as one of the only demonstrated domestic capabilities of its kind in the US. ReElement processed tungsten concentrate grading approximately 28% tungsten using its proprietary chromatography-based separation and purification platform, which the company said is designed to handle a broad range of rare earth and critical mineral feedstocks.
American Resources CEO talks rare earth strategy – ICYMI
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) earlier this week outlined its strategy to build a diversified global critical minerals platform as the company continues its transition away from legacy coal operations and toward rare earth supply chain opportunities. Speaking with Proactive, chief executive Mark Jensen said the company had transformed its balance sheet significantly over the past year, moving from negative shareholder equity of roughly $80 million to positive equity of approximately $93 million following the divestiture of legacy assets and the spinout of ReElement Technologies.
American Resources' ReElement Technologies and PSCO International form US rare earth joint venture
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) announced that its affiliated minority company ReElement Technologies has formed a joint venture with South Korea's POSCO International to develop an integrated rare earth refining and permanent magnet manufacturing operation in the United States. The companies plan to invest about $200 million in the project, which is intended to establish a domestic supply chain spanning feedstock sourcing, separation, purification, and refining, and permanent magnet production.
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American Resources completes pivots to rare earth supply chain, reports strong balance sheet
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) said on Wednesday it has completed a multi-year transformation away from metallurgical coal into a rare earth and critical mineral supply chain platform. As part of the restructuring, American Resources has separated its legacy coal operations and its affiliated refining entity, ReElement Technologies Corporation, into standalone companies no longer consolidated within its financial statements.
American Resources' ReElement Technologies joins alliance to strengthen critical minerals supply chains
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) said on Tuesday that ReElement Technologies Corporation, in which it holds a minority stake, has joined the Minerals Integrity & Resilience Alliance (MIRA), a collaborative initiative convened by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). The alliance brings together stakeholders across the critical minerals supply chain to examine evolving risks and identify priorities aimed at strengthening integrity, transparency, and resilience across the sector.
American Resources: Accelerated Production Buildout Has Me Convinced (Rating Upgrade)
American Resources is upgraded from Hold to Buy as capacity expansion and secured feedstock materially improve the risk/reward profile. AREC's ReElement production is scaling to 16,000 MT by Q3 2026, quadrupling prior revenue projections and potentially driving forward P/S well below 1x. The Mitsubishi Materials partnership secures critical feedstock, reducing operational risk and supporting long-term scalability at the Marion facility.
American Resources expands rare earth capacity – ICYMI
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) said earlier this week it is advancing expansion at its ReElement Technologies facility in Marion, Indiana, as it scales rare earth and critical minerals processing capacity to meet rising demand. CEO Mark Jensen told Proactive planned production capacity has been increased to more than 16,000 metric tons from about 8,000 metric tons, citing growing interest from defense and commercial customers.
American Resources' ReElement Technologies on track for Q3 start at expanded Indiana rare earth refinery
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) announced that its minority-owned subsidiary ReElement Technologies has expanded the planned capacity of its rare earth and critical mineral refining campus in Marion, Indiana, while maintaining its construction timeline and budget. ReElement's Phase 1 buildout now includes four production lines with total capacity expected to exceed 16,000 metric tons per year of separated, high-purity oxides.
Arecor receives $500k milestone payment from Ligand as royalty deal delivers
Arecor Therapeutics PLC (AIM:AREC), the Cambridge-based biotech focused on diabetes and cardiometabolic treatments, has received a $500,000 commercial milestone payment from Ligand Pharmaceuticals under a royalty financing agreement struck in September 2025. The payment is the first milestone tranche under a deal in which Arecor sold Ligand the global royalty rights to AT220, an enhanced biosimilar insulin product, and related rights to AT292, a therapy licensed to Sanofi, in exchange for an initial $7 million upfront and up to $4 million in milestone payments.
American Resources expands rare earth recycling operations in Indiana
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) said on Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO), has expanded its pre-processing capabilities at its Indiana facility to handle larger volumes of recycled metals and minerals, including rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical minerals. The expansion adds new equipment and processing lines for magnet materials, copper, aluminum, and ferrous metals recovered from end-of-life products and manufacturing scrap.
