AREC News & Events

American Resources' ReElement announced the expansion and commissioning of enhanced laboratory capacity and key technical hires to support scaling operations across its multi-mineral refining platform. The expanded laboratory capabilities build upon ReElement's commissioned chromatography infrastructure and recently filed next-generation patents, strengthening the Company's ability to validate, qualify, and scale commercial production of high-purity critical mineral products.

American Resources announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation 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.

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.GREENLAND:Stock market indices moved higher in early Wednesday trading after President Trump said at Davos that the U.S. will not use excessive force to take over Greenland. The U.S. President added that the country will seek immediate talks on acquiring the Danishterritory.U.S., EU TRADE DEAL:A trade deal between the U.S. and European Union is on hold after the European Parliament decided to freeze a ratification vote in response to President Donald Trump's escalating threats to seize Greenland, Bloomberg's Jorge Valero. The Parliament's trade committee postponed the vote indefinitely on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the decision, casting doubt on whether the pact will ever get across the finish line. The deal has been swept into the deepening crisis between the EU and US over Greenland, which has brought the transatlantic alliance to the brink of rupture. Trump is currently vowing to slap tariffs on several European countries until he is allowed to buy the island, a Danish territory, the author notes.CRITICAL MINERALS:American Resources, through its minority holding in ReElement Technologies, and SAGINT announced the minting of a utility token for critical minerals, demonstrating technical readiness to support compliance with the U.S. Department of War's Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements. The utility token, minted within a privately operated Sui Layer-1 blockchain environment, delivers immutable, end-to-end traceability for refined neodymium oxide produced at ReElement's Noblesville, Indiana refining facility. The token establishes a verifiable chain of custody across sourcing, processing, and refining, and is designed to function as an internal compliance and audit instrument for ReElement's refining platform and its customers by incorporating DFARS-relevant data and controls.By integrating SAGINT's institutional-grade blockchain platform with ReElement's advanced refining operations, the utility token captures and cryptographically records key data points-including material origin, processing integrity, and mass balance-creating a tamper-resistant provenance record. The system is designed to streamline compliance workflows, enhance supply-chain transparency, and support secure trade finance for U.S. manufacturers and defense contractors.

American Resources, through its minority holding in ReElement Technologies, and SAGINT announced the minting of a utility token for critical minerals, demonstrating technical readiness to support compliance with the U.S. Department of War's Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements. The utility token, minted within a privately operated Sui Layer-1 blockchain environment, delivers immutable, end-to-end traceability for refined neodymium oxide produced at ReElement's Noblesville, Indiana refining facility. The token establishes a verifiable chain of custody across sourcing, processing, and refining, and is designed to function as an internal compliance and audit instrument for ReElement's refining platform and its customers by incorporating DFARS-relevant data and controls. By integrating SAGINT's institutional-grade blockchain platform with ReElement's advanced refining operations, the utility token captures and cryptographically records key data points-including material origin, processing integrity, and mass balance-creating a tamper-resistant provenance record. The system is designed to streamline compliance workflows, enhance supply-chain transparency, and support secure trade finance for U.S. manufacturers and defense contractors.