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Unlocking the
Potential of a Critical Resource

Boron is a vital, versatile element powering technological breakthroughs across multiple industries, driving innovation and sustainability. Explore how boron is reshaping the future of energy, agriculture, defense, and more.

 

Explore Boron's Potential

/ Enabling Innovation

A Critical Super Material for America’s Future

Boron is the 5th element on the Periodic Table with a powerful combination of physical properties, including hardness, light weight, and heat resistance.
5E is focused on these specialty and advanced materials.

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Hardness

Only Carbon (diamond) is harder than Boron composites.

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Light Weight

5th lightest of all elements after Lithium and Beryllium.

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Heat Resistant

Only 11 elements have higher melting points (3,771°F).

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Anti-Microbial

Boron clusters have anti-biofilm activity and are less prone to drug resistance.

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Corrosion Resistant

Boron-infused metals and specialty ceramics reduce corrosion propensity.

USED IN EVERYDAY AND CRITICAL FUTURE FACING APPLICATIONS

Boron’s physical properties make it a critical material and limited substitute ingredient in everyday and future facing applications, including permanent magnets, electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels, fertilizers, specialty glass in cell phones, etc.

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EXPLOSIVE DEMAND GROWTH DRIVEN BY KEY DECARBONIZATION SECTORS

Demand for high-quality boron is accelerating given robust growth in electric vehicles, green energy, food security, and domestic security.

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/ Global Supply

Global Supply at Risk with a Duopoly Market; Government Taking Notice

  • Boron is susceptible to supply disruption
    85% of production is sourced from a politically and economically unstable Turkey and a non-core declining asset in the US.
  • Advanced Boron materials rely on narrow supply chains
    Importantly, the majority of refined Boron specialty and advanced materials are imported from China. 80% of Boron Carbides are sourced from China today.

The global supply chain demands a new, stable source to deliver critical BORON+ specialty and advanced materials.

 

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/ Supply Gap

5E Advanced Materials:
Key Highlights and Achievements

  • Boron demand expected to grow 10x by 2050
    Driven by decarbonization technologies and traditional applications.
  • Supply gap emerging due to limited projects
    Only 6 potential Boron projects globally, compared to hundreds for Lithium.
  • Boron shows stronger demand growth than Lithium
    But faces significant supply constraints.
  • Geological scarcity limits new projects
    Stringent requirements and low natural concentration restrict development.

BORON DEMAND GROWTH1

(k tonnes; boric acid equivalent)

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Expected Demand Growth Driven by Key Decarbonization Sectors

SUPPLY / DEMAND IMBALANCE1

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Continued Supply Pressures Bringing the Boron Supply Gap into Focus

Source: Credit Suisse Equity Research. (1)

Based on “High Demand” case. Note: Elemental boron figures converted to boric acid equivalent at a ratio of 1-to-5.72.

 

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/ Boron in Applications

Building a Fully Integrated Boron Advanced Materials Business 

1. EXTRACTION
  • Backwards integration
  • Access to low cost supply
  • 450stpa+ target run-rate production*
  • 5.1% boric acid in solution
2. PROCESS
  • Low carbon footprint
  • Attractive cost profile via by-product sales
  • Build or buy advanced material capabilities
3. VALUE-ADD
  • Enter agreements to deliver Boron advanced materials
  • Go-to-market strategy underpinned by long-term partnerships
  • R&D to innovate new decarbonization-enabling applications

 

5E AS LEADER ACROSS THE BORON+ ADVANCED MATERIALS SUPPLY CHAIN

The Value Journey of Boron: From Mineral to Advanced Applications

How 5E Transforms Raw Boron into High-Value Materials for a Sustainable Future

MINERAL

Raw Material
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2ND
DERIVATIVE

Boric Acid
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DERIVATIVE

Boron Oxide
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4TH+
DERIVATIVES

Carbides/Nitrides
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APPLICATIONS

Advanced applications turn boron’s potential into global impact.

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/ Boron in Applications

Usage and Value in Use Shifting Towards Future Facing Applications

Boron is a critical building block in enabling decarbonization and other future facing applications with high growth and value in use attributes.

 

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/ Building the Future of Boron

5E Advanced Materials:
Key Highlights and Achievements

  • Currently in production at the 5E Boron Americas Complex to prove a path to commercial scale.
  • 5E will operate across the value chain: resource extraction, refinement, and distribution.
  • Commercial production fully permitted (90ktpa) with phased expansion plans1.
  • Proven capability at the Small Scale Boron Facility, now operational and consistently delivering specification-compliant production.
  • Production optimization has successfully achieved commercial-grade boron extraction with a head grade reaching up to 6% boron.
  • Strategically located in Southern California near major logistics hubs, optimizing domestic and global distribution channels.
Our Operations

¹ Existing UIC permit enables commercial production and has approximately a 25-year operation and a 5-year restoration life.

 

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/ Contact Our Team

Get in Touch to 
Drive Innovation with Boron

We’re here to answer your questions, provide insights about boron applications, and help you explore how 5E Advanced Materials can support your goals in clean energy, defense, and sustainability.

 

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