Scandium Canada Ltd. (TSX-V: SCD) has entered into an agreement with ALPOMET Muhendislik Danismanlik Yazilim Imalat San. ve Tic. Ltd., a Turkish advanced materials engineering company, to establish a strategic collaboration on specialty scandium-based alloys. The partnership aims to leverage Scandium Canada's downstream Scandium+ capabilities in aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) alloys and ALPOMET's expertise in advanced materials engineering to develop high-performance materials for multiple applications, including hydrogen technologies.
Under the agreement, the companies intend to evaluate joint research and development activities in several areas. These include metal powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization technologies, Al-Sc alloy design supported by Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), additive manufacturing (3D printing) and advanced production processes, hydrogen storage and hydrogen-related material applications, and material characterization with comprehensive technical data sheets.
Guy Bourassa, Chief Executive Officer of Scandium Canada, highlighted the significance of the collaboration: "This collaboration reflects the growing international interest in a secure scandium supply and in the advanced materials it makes possible. 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+, emphasized the complementary capabilities: "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."
Yagız Akyildiz, Co-Founder and General Manager of ALPOMET, expressed enthusiasm: "ALPOMET and Scandium Canada bring together complementary strengths in advanced materials, additive manufacturing and hydrogen technologies. We see this collaboration as a structured framework for shaping the engineering materials of the future, and we look forward to building it step by step with the Scandium Canada team."
A key focus of the collaboration is the production of high-quality metal powders for laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), a critical step for Al-Sc alloys to reach their potential in additive manufacturing. ALPOMET brings demonstrated experience in ICME-based alloy design and powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization, including work on high-strength aluminum alloys supported by the pan-European Eureka network. These capabilities complement the alloy development work of Scandium+'s division, providing an alternative for alloy formulation and production for metal powder qualification.
The workstreams target high-value applications where Al-Sc alloys offer a decisive advantage, such as aerospace structural components and electric motor systems, where reduced weight combined with increased strength is a key performance driver. The agreement establishes confidentiality terms and provides a basis to explore the collaboration. Based in Kocaeli, Turkiye, ALPOMET adds to Scandium Canada's European collaboration network.
According to the press release, ALPOMET is a Turkish advanced materials engineering and R&D company. Its 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 with partners in Germany and Poland. The company conducts national and international R&D projects across aviation, space, automotive, defense, energy, and mining sectors.
Scandium+, a division of Scandium Canada, is dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of innovative scandium uses. Scandium Canada is a public company aiming to bring the world's leading primary source of scandium into production, enabling the development and commercialization of Al-Sc alloys. 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. For more information, visit the company's website at https://www.scandium-canada.com.
