North American Critical Manganese Alliance Integrated Supply Chain

framework agreement established

The North American Critical Manganese Alliance (NACMA) is a coordinated initiative to build a fully integrated manganese supply chain across the US and Canada. It includes mining and beneficiation of manganese carbonate ore at the Woodstock Project in New Brunswick, Canada, hydrometallurgical refining to produce intermediate manganese products, and downstream transformation in West Virginia, USA, into battery-grade manganese sulphate, specialty chemicals, defence and aerospace alloys, and additive manufacturing feedstocks.