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accession: "0001213900-26-106661"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMAT"
cik: "0001866226"
company_name: "Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp."
filed_at: "2026-10-05T12:30:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:46:04.040877+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
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# EM&T sets Dec 17 ribbon-cutting at Pohang magnet plant; expansion targets 10,000+ metric tons annually

## Summary
- Ribbon-cutting ceremony at Pohang, South Korea facility scheduled Thursday, December 17, 2026, 1:00-4:00 p.m. KST; live webcast of executive briefing at investors.evolution-metals.com.
- Phased expansion targets more than 10,000 metric tons of annual rare earth magnet production capacity, built on the operating base EM&T already runs in Korea.
- Company says Pohang is the largest high-performance rare earth magnet facility in production outside China, serving U.S. defense, UAS and automotive supply chains.
- Positioned ahead of DFARS 252.225-7052, effective January 1, 2027, restricting Chinese-origin rare earth magnets in qualifying U.S. defense systems.
- Follows the August 13, 2026 White House proclamation imposing a 100% tariff on the most sensitive foreign unmanned aircraft and certain parts; offtake talks planned on site.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-106661
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMAT
- cik: 0001866226
- company_name: Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-10-05T12:30:17+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1866226/000121390026106661/0001213900-26-106661-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1866226/000121390026106661/ea0307667-8k_evolution.htm

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