Scandium Canada Ltd. (TSX-V: SCD) has signed an agreement with Alpomet Muhendislik Danismanlik Yazilim Imalat San. ve Tic. Ltd. ("ALPOMET"), a Turkish advanced materials engineering company, to establish a strategic collaboration framework for developing specialty scandium-based alloys. The partnership targets multiple applications, including hydrogen technologies, additive manufacturing, and aerospace components, combining Scandium Canada's downstream Scandium+ capabilities in aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) alloys with ALPOMET's expertise in advanced materials engineering.
Under the agreement, the parties plan to evaluate joint research and development activities in metal powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization technologies, Al-Sc alloy design supported by Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), additive manufacturing (3D printing), hydrogen storage and hydrogen-related material applications, and material characterization for comprehensive technical data sheets. This collaboration builds on ALPOMET's experience in ICME-based alloy design and powder production, including work on high-strength aluminum alloys for additive manufacturing supported by the pan-European Eureka network.
"This collaboration reflects the growing international interest in a secure scandium supply and in the advanced materials it makes possible," said Guy Bourassa, Chief Executive Officer of Scandium Canada. "Working alongside a capable engineering team with access to European end users is another step in building the network of partners that a young and promising scandium market needs." Luc Duchesne, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer of Scandium Canada and Head of Scandium+, added: "The value of this collaboration lies in the complementarity of capabilities. Combining computational alloy design, powder atomization and rigorous material characterization adds capability to validate Al-Sc alloys for demanding industrial applications."
For Al-Sc alloys to reach their potential in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), they must be converted into high-quality and cost-effective metal powders. ALPOMET brings demonstrated experience in ICME-based alloy design and in powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization, including work on high-strength aluminum alloys for additive manufacturing supported by the pan-European Eureka network. These capabilities complement the alloy development work carried out by the Company's Scandium+ division. This new collaboration is intended to provide Scandium+ with an alloy formulation and production alternative for the qualification of metal powders.
These workstreams target high-value applications where Al-Sc alloys offer a decisive advantage, including aerospace structural components and electric motor systems, where reduced weight combined with increased strength is a key performance driver. The agreement establishes confidentiality terms between the parties and provides a basis to explore the collaboration described above. Based in Kocaeli, Turkiye, ALPOMET adds to Scandium Canada’s European collaboration network.
ALPOMET is a Turkish advanced materials engineering and R&D company whose expertise spans ICME, alloy development, powder metallurgy (including gas and ultrasonic atomization), additive manufacturing and material characterization. ALPOMET has been selected in two consecutive editions of the pan-European Eureka network Lightweighting Call (2024 and 2025) for projects developing high-strength aluminum alloys for additive manufacturing, working within international consortia that include partners in Germany and Poland. The company conducts national and international R&D projects across the aviation, space, automotive, defense, energy and mining sectors, and works extensively through university and industry collaborations.
Scandium+, a division of Scandium Canada, is dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of innovative scandium uses. The Company is leveraging its Al-Sc alloys development division and the development of its Crater Lake mining project to meet the growing need for lighter, greener, longer-lasting, high-performance materials. As stated in the release, the agreement does not constitute a binding commitment to any commercial transaction, joint venture or definitive agreement, and there can be no assurance that the collaboration will result in any such agreement. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.
