American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO), has begun receiving initial shipments of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries for 2026 at its Noblesville, Indiana, disposition site.
The company said the batteries are sourced from both domestic and international partners, and include a range of chemistries such as lithium iron phosphate (LFP) as well as nickel- and cobalt-bearing systems.
EMCO’s operations include aggregation, preprocessing, and conditioning of these materials, with the goal of recovering high-value battery elements for downstream refining.
EMCO is working with supply-chain partners, including Blackion, to manage the growing volume of batteries reaching end-of-life from electric vehicles, energy storage systems, consumer electronics, and manufacturing scrap streams, according to the company.
The company said its conditioned battery materials are supplied to downstream refining partner ReElement Technologies Corporation. ReElement’s refining platform converts these conditioned inputs into ultra-high-purity, manufacturing-grade products intended for reuse across domestic and allied-nation supply chains.
Together, EMCO and ReElement form an integrated recycling-to-refining platform designed to support domestic processing of end-of-life batteries, magnets, and manufacturing scrap, the company said.
American Resources said the arrangement aims to reduce reliance on foreign-controlled refining capacity while increasing transparency and resilience across the battery materials value chain.
The company added that it expects to expand its aggregation footprint, partnerships, and throughput throughout 2026 as battery volumes grow globally.