American Resources’ Electrified Materials develops e-waste recycling platform

American Resources (AREC) Corporation announced a major advancement in rare earth element material recycling through its wholly owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corporation. The company has developed a low-cost, scalable method to extract rare earth elements from everyday e-waste – including speakers, power tools, and hard drives, even those previously shredded during data destruction.This mechanical process separates materials based on physical properties like density and hardness, producing a clean mixed rare earth powder. That powder is then supplied to and refined by ReElement Technologies to achieve ultra-high purity separated oxides, unlocking premium-grade rare earth oxides for domestic commercial and defense manufacturing. EMCO controls more than 135 acres of industrial property across Indiana and Eastern Kentucky. These sites will anchor its expansion into disposition services and recycling rare earth magnets, lithium-ion batteries, and defense metals – critical inputs for advanced technologies in national security, hyper-scalers and the electrified economy.