Solstice Advanced Materials, (NASDAQ: SOLS), a global leader in high-performance specialty materials, today announced that its Metropolis Works, Ill., facility is projected to produce over 10 kilotonnes (10 kt) of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) in 2026, which represents about a 20% increase from its planned output in 2024.
The company has invested in debottlenecking projects at Metropolis Works following its 2023 restart in response to strong customer demand for UF6, a critical component in the nuclear fuel supply chain. Metropolis Works is the only UF6 conversion facility in the United States. The company's expansion efforts are underpinned by its backlog of over $2 billion driven by orders from long-term customers, ...
Backed in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Solstice is actively exploring additional projects to increase production at its Metropolis Works facility. Solstice has also retained a leading engineering, procurement and construction firm to conduct an initial engineering analysis for new capacity expansion investments and, at the same time, has initiated long-term supply discussions with customers.
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ConverDyn, a partnership between Solstice and General Atomics, serves as the exclusive marketing agent for all UF₆ produced at the Metropolis Works facility, which holds a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that is valid until 2060