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Advanced Materials2 June 2026For immediate release

Advanced Materials confirms the loss of a fifth unit

The division reports a further loss during a scheduled review and reminds partners of the standing handling instruction.

Advanced Materials has confirmed the loss of a fifth unit. The loss occurred during a scheduled internal review at which the item was, at one point, discussed.

Three units remain. The division has reiterated the standing instruction to all staff, licensees and visiting parties: the item is not to be named, described to a colleague, or described internally in a fully-formed sentence. Gesturing at it is permitted. Nodding is encouraged.

The division notes that a recovery procedure formerly existed. It was written down.

“Every loss we have recorded has been the result of someone trying to be helpful. We would ask people to be less helpful.” Division statement

Lead times are unaffected. The expedited service remains withdrawn, as it has been since 2024, when the expediting team asked what they were carrying.

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