Scandium Canada Ltd. (TSX-V: SCD) has entered into a framework agreement with ALPOMET Muhendislik Danismanlik Yazilim Imalat San. ve Tic. Ltd., a Turkish advanced materials engineering company, to jointly develop specialty scandium-based alloys for applications including hydrogen technologies. The collaboration combines Scandium Canada's downstream Scandium+ capabilities in aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) alloys with ALPOMET's expertise in computational materials engineering, powder atomization, and additive manufacturing.
Under the agreement, the parties will evaluate joint research and development activities spanning metal powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization, Al-Sc alloy design supported by Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), additive manufacturing processes, hydrogen storage and related material applications, and material characterization for the development of comprehensive technical data sheets.
Guy Bourassa, Chief Executive Officer of Scandium Canada, said the collaboration reflects growing international interest in a secure scandium supply and the advanced materials it enables. "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," he said.
Luc Duchesne, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer of Scandium Canada and Head of Scandium+, emphasized 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," he said.
Yagiz Akyildiz, Co-Founder and General Manager of ALPOMET, said the companies 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," he said.
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. ALPOMET brings demonstrated experience in ICME-based alloy design and in 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 the Company's Scandium+ division, providing 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.
For additional information, please contact Scandium Canada at +1 (418) 580-2320 or visit www.scandium-canada.com. View the original release on www.newmediawire.com.
