Scandium Canada and Turkey's ALPOMET Partner to Develop Scandium-Based Alloys for Hydrogen and Aerospace
Scandium Canada Ltd. has signed an agreement with Turkish engineering firm ALPOMET to collaborate on advanced scandium-aluminum alloys for hydrogen storage, additive manufacturing, and aerospace, aiming to secure supply chains and commercialize high-performance materials.
Scandium Canada Ltd. (TSX-V: SCD) announced Tuesday it has signed a framework agreement with Alpomet Muhendislik Danismanlik Yazilim Imalat San. ve Tic. Ltd. ("ALPOMET"), a Turkish advanced materials engineering company, to jointly develop specialty scandium-based alloys for applications including hydrogen technologies, additive manufacturing, and aerospace.
The collaboration combines 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 intend to evaluate joint research and development activities covering metal powder production through gas and ultrasonic atomization, Al-Sc alloy design supported by Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), additive manufacturing (3D printing), hydrogen storage and related material applications, and material characterization for comprehensive technical data sheets.
"This collaboration reflects the growing international interest in a secure scandium supply and in the advanced materials it makes possible," said Guy Bourassa, Chief Executive Officer of Scandium Canada. "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."
Scandium is a rare earth element that, when alloyed with aluminum, significantly improves strength, weldability, and corrosion resistance while reducing weight. These properties are critical for 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.
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. The company has been selected in two consecutive editions of the 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.
"The value of this collaboration lies in the complementarity of capabilities," said Luc Duchesne, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer of Scandium Canada and Head of Scandium+. "Combining computational alloy design, powder atomization and rigorous material characterization adds capability to validate Al-Sc alloys for demanding industrial applications."
ALPOMET, based in Kocaeli, Turkiye, adds to Scandium Canada's European collaboration network. The agreement establishes confidentiality terms and provides a basis to explore the collaboration described above, but does not constitute a binding commitment to any commercial transaction, joint venture or definitive agreement.
"ALPOMET and Scandium Canada bring together complementary strengths in advanced materials, additive manufacturing and hydrogen technologies," said Yagız Akyildiz, Co-Founder and General Manager of ALPOMET. "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 news matters because it signals a strategic push to develop a secure supply chain for scandium, a critical material for lightweight, high-performance alloys essential to the green energy transition and advanced manufacturing. By combining computational design, powder production, and end-user access, the partnership could accelerate the commercialization of Al-Sc alloys in sectors ranging from aerospace to hydrogen storage, potentially reducing reliance on traditional materials and enabling new technologies.
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