Scandium Canada Ltd. (TSX-V: SCD) announced on May 19, 2026, that it 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 framework for developing specialty scandium-based alloys. The partnership aims to address multiple applications, including hydrogen technologies, by combining Scandium Canada's downstream Scandium+ capabilities in aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) alloys with ALPOMET's expertise in advanced materials engineering.
Under the agreement, the parties plan to evaluate joint research and development activities across several areas: 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, said, "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 strengths: "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, stated, "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."
The collaboration addresses a critical step for Al-Sc alloys to reach their potential in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF): conversion into high-quality and cost-effective metal powders. ALPOMET brings demonstrated experience in ICME-based alloy design and powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization, including work on high-strength aluminum alloys for additive manufacturing supported by the pan-European Eureka network. These capabilities complement the alloy development work carried out by Scandium Canada's Scandium+ division. The new collaboration is intended to provide Scandium+ with an alloy formulation and production alternative for the qualification of metal powders.
These workstreams target high-value applications where Al-Sc alloys offer a decisive advantage, including 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.
ALPOMET is a Turkish advanced materials engineering and R&D company whose expertise spans ICME, alloy development, powder metallurgy (including gas and ultrasonic atomization), additive manufacturing, and material characterization. The company 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 including partners in Germany and Poland. ALPOMET conducts national and international R&D projects across the aviation, space, automotive, defense, energy, and mining sectors, and works extensively through university and industry collaborations.
Scandium+ is a division of Scandium Canada dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of innovative scandium uses. Scandium Canada (TSX-V: SCD) is a public company whose ultimate goal is 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.
Forward-looking statements in the release, including regarding the anticipated scope and benefits of the collaboration, are based on current expectations and subject to risks and uncertainties. The agreement does not constitute a binding commitment to any commercial transaction, joint venture, or definitive agreement. More information is available in the Company’s disclosure documents on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
