American Resources' Electrified Materials Procures Initial Battery Shredding Line to Advance Economically Viable Circular Supply Chain for Lithium-Ion-Based Critical Minerals

New battery processing capability complements EMCO's existing platform for magnet material EMCO is expanding disposition, pre-processing and conditioning services for end-of-life, off-warranty and off-spec lithium-ion batteries, with an initial focus on LFP battery chemistry EMCO and ReElement Technologies are combining front-end battery processing with advanced refining to create an efficient, low-cost circular solution for domestic and allied battery material supply chains Expansion is being supported by existing private capital raised at the EMCO subsidiary level, as well as a State of Indiana recycling grant FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2026 / American Resources Corporation ("American Resources") (NASDAQ:AREC) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation ("EMCO"), an emerging domestic platform for critical mineral recycling, pre-processing and conditioning, has procured its initial battery shredding line to expand its ability to process lithium-ion batteries and produce conditioned battery material feedstocks for advanced refining. The new battery shredding line complements EMCO's existing processing and conditioning capabilities for magnet materials, copper, aluminum and ferrous metals recovered from end-of-life products and manufacturing scrap.