Materials/Manufacturing

Materials/Manufacturing

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

April 22, 2026 Editorial Staff 0

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

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

April 6, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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 […]

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MP Materials to Build “10X” Magnet Manufacturing Campus in Texas; Disengages Business Dealings in China 

March 2, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials to Build “10X” Magnet Manufacturing Campus in Texas; Disengages Business Dealings in China 

February 26, 2026 — MP Materials Corp. today announced it has selected a 120acre site in Northlake, Texas, to develop “10X,” the company’s planned large-scale rare earth magnet manufacturing campus. Located less than 10 miles from its Independence facility in Fort Worth, the new campus will cement North Texas as the center of gravity for the United States’ rare earth magnet supply chain, says the company. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Aclara Partners with Argonne National Lab on AI-Enabled Digital Twin for New Heavy Rare Earth Separation Plant in Louisiana 

February 17, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Aclara Partners with Argonne National Lab on AI-Enabled Digital Twin for New Heavy Rare Earth Separation Plant in Louisiana 

Planning to build the first industrial-scale heavy rare earths (HREE) separation facility for producing magnetic alloys in the United States, Aclara Resources now has teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory to develop an artificial intelligence–enabled digital twin for its separation process. Under the agreement, Aclara and […]