• 12-month Master Services Agreement with Marchwood Laboratory Services Pte Ltd
• Focus on measurement of rare earth elements, precious metals, and critical minerals in seaweed samples
• Strategic emphasis on four REEs of high global importance: Lanthanum, Terbium, Yttrium, and Neodymium

BPH Global Ltd (ASX: BP8), a leading commercial seaweed research, development, and export company, has announced a major step forward in its research into critical mineral recovery using seaweed as a natural bio-accumulator. The company's wholly owned, Singapore-based subsidiary Stemcell United Pte Ltd has entered into a 12-month Master Services Agreement with Singapore-based company Marchwood Laboratory Services Pte Ltd (MLS) for sea plant and seaweed tissue metal content measurement in three categories: rare earth elements (REEs), precious minerals, and critical minerals. This agreement reflects BP8's strategic emphasis on REEs while maintaining its focus on precious and critical minerals. To validate this proof of concept, BP8 will partner with MLS, a Singapore-based professional laboratory accredited by SAC-SINGLAS under ISO 17025. Equipped with state-of-the-art ICP-MS (Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) technology and operating under USEPA standards, MLS will enable precise measurement of elemental concentrations in seaweed. This work represents an upgrade from previous collaborations with Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore), strengthening BPH Global's technical platform in the rapidly emerging intersection of blue economy solutions and advanced materials recovery.

This Master Services Agreement marks an important step in BPH Global's mission to explore innovative bio-based solutions for rare earth element recovery. The insights gained will build on the company's earlier R&D work and guide its efforts in developing scalable, environmentally responsible approaches for resource recovery in affected regions.