• Electrified Materials, a majority-owned American Resources unit, signed a binding LOI to acquire Blackion in an all-stock deal.
• Blackion is valued at about $13.2 million, based on an agreed $275 million pre-money valuation for Electrified Materials.
• Equity issuance is staged: 50% at closing, 25% after 12 months, 25% after 24 months, tied to integration objectives.
• Deal adds battery lifecycle management, reverse logistics, and feedstock origination to expand Electrified Materials’ critical materials platform.
• Focus includes lithium-ion battery materials such as LFP, manufacturing scrap, black mass, and rare-earth magnet materials for downstream refining.

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