Mitsubishi Materials Invests in ReElement to Expand U.S. Rare-Earth Refining Capacity
American Resources’s affiliate ReElement Technologies received a strategic investment from Mitsubishi Materials Corporation to advance modular rare-earth and critical mineral refining in the U.S. and Japan. The partnership will expand feedstock sourcing, tolling and offtake operations, apply proprietary chromatography-based separation technology and conduct feasibility studies for circular resource recycling.
1. Strategic Collaboration and Investment
American Resources’s affiliate ReElement Technologies has entered a strategic collaboration with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation that includes a minority investment to jointly develop scalable rare earth and critical mineral refining and recycling operations.
2. U.S. Refining Capacity Expansion
In the United States, the partnership will focus on expanding feedstock sourcing agreements, tolling arrangements and offtake contracts to increase modular chromatography-based refining capacity at existing and planned facilities, addressing midstream bottlenecks.
3. Japanese Recycling Feasibility Study
In Japan, ReElement and Mitsubishi Materials will assess the commercialization of circular recycling solutions by leveraging Mitsubishi’s established resource circulation infrastructure, aiming to integrate ReElement’s multi-feedstock platform for permanent magnets and battery scrap.
4. Proprietary Chromatography Technology
ReElement’s patented chromatography-based separation platform offers modular, low-capital, environmentally responsible refining of multiple feedstocks including recycled materials, mine waste and ores, supporting domestic and allied supply chain security.