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. ("ALPOMET"), a Turkish advanced materials engineering company, to establish a strategic collaboration framework focused on specialty scandium-based alloys. The partnership targets multiple applications, including hydrogen technologies, additive manufacturing, and aerospace, leveraging the complementary strengths of both companies.
Under the agreement, the parties will evaluate joint research and development activities in metal powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization technologies, aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) alloy design supported by Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), additive manufacturing (3D printing), and hydrogen storage and hydrogen-related material applications. The collaboration also includes material characterization and the development of comprehensive technical data sheets.
Guy Bourassa, Chief Executive Officer of Scandium Canada, stated, "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 value of the collaboration: "Combining computational alloy design, powder atomization and rigorous material characterization adds capability to validate Al-Sc alloys for demanding industrial applications."
ALPOMET brings demonstrated experience in ICME-based alloy design and powder production, 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. Yagız Akyildiz, Co-Founder and General Manager of ALPOMET, said, "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 targets 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. For Al-Sc alloys to reach their potential in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), they must be converted into high-quality and cost-effective metal powders. This new collaboration is intended to provide Scandium+ with an alloy formulation and production alternative for the qualification of metal powders.
The agreement establishes confidentiality terms between the parties and provides a basis to explore the collaboration described above. Based in Kocaeli, Turkiye, ALPOMET adds to Scandium Canada’s European collaboration network. 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 that include partners in Germany and Poland.
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. More information about Scandium Canada can be found at www.scandium-canada.com.