Materials/Manufacturing

Ames National Lab Opens Advanced Magnet Facility 

Ames National Laboratory has opened its new Advanced Magnet Facility, providing modernized space and instrumentation that will expand the U.S. Department of Energy laboratory’s capabilities in magnetic materials, energy technologies and applications focused on national security. Ames Lab is located at Iowa […]

Materials/Manufacturing

USA Rare Earth to Acquire Serra Verde for $2.8 Billion, + Other Moves to Build Global RE Behemoth 

STILLWATER, Okla., April 20, 2026 — USA Rare Earth, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Serra Verde Group, owner of the Pela Ema rare earth mine and processing plant in Goiás, Brazil. Valued at $2.8 […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Permag Signs Lease for New Manufacturing Facility in Korntal-Münchingen to Serve the European Market

Permag, a global leader in rare earth materials, advanced engineering, and precision manufacturing of high-performance magnets and magnetic assemblies, announced the signing of a lease for a 3,000 m2 (32,300 sq2) manufacturing facility in Korntal-Münchingen, Germany. The new facility will strengthen the company’s footprint in Europe and enhance its ability to serve customers across the European market with faster lead times, localized support, and expanded production capacity. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Applying Niobium to Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Materials for Energy Efficiency 

Many chefs have a favored secret sauce. The same principle occurs in metallurgy. For metallurgists and design engineers involved in magnetic performance for electrification, however, only a few of them have Niobium in their toolkit– yet. CBMM (Companhia Brasileira […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Vulcan Elements and Ucore Join Forces to Build Domestic Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain; Follows $1.4 Billion Defense Deal 

March 24, 2026 – Durham, North Carolina – Vulcan Elements and Ucore Rare Materials have executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ucore Rare Metals to collaborate on the development of an American domestic rare earth magnet supply chain for defense and […]