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Leaders in Rare Earth Magnet Solutions Announce Mid-2026 Target for DFARS 2027 Compliance

June 12, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Leaders in Rare Earth Magnet Solutions Announce Mid-2026 Target for DFARS 2027 Compliance

Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Electron Energy Corporation, and Magnetic Component Engineering a unified group of leading companies for magnetic solutions, announce a joint effort to achieve DFARS 252.225-7052 compliance for Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) and Samarium-Cobalt (SmCo) magnets by mid-2026. DMT, EEC, and MCE are actively working with compliant global suppliers to source rare earth materials. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Lynas Separates Heavy Rare Earths in Malaysia, Points to Market Restructure 

June 10, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Lynas Separates Heavy Rare Earths in Malaysia, Points to Market Restructure 

May 16, 2025 – Perth, Western Australia – Lynas Rare Earths Ltd has accomplished its first production of Dysprosium Oxide (Dy) heavy rare earths at its plant in Malaysia. The new heavy rare earth separation circuit was commissioned earlier this year, next on the agenda is Terbium (Tb) production in June. […]

e-Power Technology

Conifer Raises $20M to Commercialize Magnet-Agnostic Motors & e-Powertrains 

June 3, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Conifer Raises $20M to Commercialize Magnet-Agnostic Motors & e-Powertrains 

Conifer, a Silicon Valley startup, has secured $20 million in seed funding to commercialize its magnet-agnostic electric motors and powertrains that are coupled with a software-driven manufacturing approach. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs and ex-Apple Special Projects Group and Lucid engineers, the company has spent the last two years developing and validating its technology with customers. It announced the successful funding in April. […]