From metal to specialty chemical.

Primary intermediate for ammunition, lead-acid batteries, alloys, bearings, solders, semiconductors and flame retardants. DoD stockpile purchases are lifting demand for domestically produced metal.

Highest-value product; critical to primers, tracer rounds, pyrotechnics and munitions. Identified by the U.S. Army / DoD as strategic to rebuilding domestic ammunition supply chains.

Flame-retardant synergist, glass fining agent and catalyst across plastics, electronics, data centres and advanced materials. Smaller market, higher margins, specialty customer access.