- IperionX’s commercial-scale HAMR titanium furnace has been delivered and successfully installed at the new Titanium Manufacturing Campus in Virginia
- The HAMR titanium furnace is similar in scale to a standard Kroll titanium furnace, and underpins competitive advantages of lower operating temperatures, higher efficiencies, shorter production cycle times, and higher product qualities
- Construction and development of IperionX’s Titanium Manufacturing Campus is advancing to schedule, with commissioning of the HAMR titanium furnace scheduled for Q2 2024, and first titanium powder expected in mid-2024
- IperionX’s portfolio of patented titanium technologies can manufacture titanium powders, semi-finished titanium products, near-net shape forged titanium products and additively manufactured titanium components – with superior energy efficiency, lower costs and lower environmental impacts
- IperionX is leading the development of an innovative ‘end to end’ U.S. titanium supply chain that will use scrap titanium and U.S. sourced titanium minerals to manufacture high-performance titanium products for advanced industries
CHARLOTTE, N.C.– IperionX Limited (NASDAQ: IPX, ASX: IPX) is pleased to announce a significant milestone in the development of commercial-scale titanium metal manufacturing capabilities at the Titanium Manufacturing Campus in Virginia.
The Hydrogen Assisted Metallothermic Reduction (HAMR TM) titanium furnace has been delivered and successfully installed, with first energization and commissioning on track to commence in Q2 2024.
The advanced HAMR furnace is similar in scale to a traditional single-unit Kroll titanium furnace, and enhances IperionX’s manufacturing capabilities with numerous competitive advantages. These include lower operating temperatures, increased efficiencies, shorter production cycles, and higher product qualities.
These manufacturing advancements are supported by IperionX’s portfolio of patented technologies that can produce titanium powders, semi-finished titanium products, near-net shape forged titanium products, and additively manufactured titanium components. These leading technologies can manufacture high-performance titanium products with superior energy efficiency, lower costs, and lower environmental impacts.
The full development of IperionX’s Titanium Manufacturing Campus is advancing to plan, with first deoxygenation production of titanium powder scheduled to commence in mid-2024. Full run rate target capacity of at least 125 metric tons per year is anticipated for the end of 2024, which is expected to scale-up to full target production capacity of 2,000 metric tons per year in 2026.
Anastasios (Taso) Arima, IperionX CEO said:
“The deployment of our advanced HAMR titanium furnace at the Virginia facility is another crucial step to re-shore a full ‘end to end’ titanium supply chain within the United States.
This furnace has a similar capacity to existing furnaces used in the incumbent industry’s Kroll process, but with far less energy consumption and lower complexity to unlock a range of higher value manufactured titanium products. The successful commissioning and production from this furnace is the cornerstone for a transformation of the U.S. titanium industry to manufacture high-performance, low cost titanium alloys for advanced American industries.”
About IperionX
IperionX aims to become a leading American titanium metal and critical materials company – using patented metal technologies to produce high performance titanium alloys, from titanium minerals or scrap titanium, at lower energy, cost and carbon emissions.
Our Titan critical minerals project is one of the largest mineral resources of titanium, rare earth and zircon minerals sands in the United States.
IperionX’s titanium metal and critical minerals are essential for advanced U.S. industries including space, aerospace, defense, consumer electronics, hydrogen, electric vehicles and additive manufacturing.
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