Clean TeQ, Chinalco and Chongqing University team up to develop scandium alloys

Clean TeQ Holdings Limited has entered into an agreement with Chinalco Materials Application Research Institute (CMARI) and Chongqing University for the development and adoption of scandium alloys in the global transport industry. Researchers will investigate the functional and commercial benefits of scandium in a range of aluminium alloy.

Clean TeQ CEO Sam Riggall said: “Scandium allows us to create a new generation of aluminium alloys with unrivalled functionality – alloys that are stronger, lighter, corrosion-resistant and weldable.”

 “As the largest resource in the world of this rare metal, Clean TeQ Sunrise will become an important source of global supply for decades to come. We believe our partnership with Chinalco, one of the world’s largest aluminium companies, and Chongqing University, will accelerate the adoption of scandium-containing alloys in China’s transport sector.”

The work will be carried out in CMARI’s Research & Development laboratories in Beijing and Chongqing University’s School of Materials Science and Engineering (SMSE).

CMARI’s Executive Director and General Manager, Wu Yuewu, commented; “We are excited to team up with Clean TeQ and Chongqing University to investigate the benefits of scandium to our aluminium products.  Driven by electric vehicles and single-aisle aircraft, growth in Chinese manufacturing will be enormous. We are investing heavily in the development of lighter, stronger alloys and believe scandium will help Chinalco continue to be a global leader in this space.”