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Price War in Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Ripples Through Producers 

July 9, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Price War in Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Ripples Through Producers 

A global price war in the market for grain-oriented electrical steel is generating intense pressure on producers outside China, impacting especially the two remaining manufacturers of GOES in Europe – thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel and ArcelorMittal. Plant shutdowns, company pleas for regulatory protection and government support measures are aspects of the fray as exporters in China flood the market and erode price levels. Laced with distinctive magnetic properties, the specialty steel is a key material for substation transformers and large generators for wind power, along with other electromechanical products dependent upon magnetic functionality. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Baiqida Focuses on AI to Advance Magnet Production Machinery & International Patents to Pursue Global Market 

June 1, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Baiqida Focuses on AI to Advance Magnet Production Machinery & International Patents to Pursue Global Market 

Hydrogen decrepitation is a crucial, energy-efficient process for manufacturing Neodymium magnets, using hydrogen to break down sintered alloy ingots into fine powder by targeting grain boundaries, avoiding intensive mechanical crushing. It can improve production efficiency by 25% and enable sustainable, […]

Electromagnetics

Laboratorio Elettrofisico among the top three Foxconn Technology Group global suppliers for Apple platforms 

March 4, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Laboratorio Elettrofisico among the top three Foxconn Technology Group global suppliers for Apple platforms 

Laboratorio Elettrofisico (LE GROUP) has recently been recognized by Foxconn Technology Group – the main manufacturing arm of Apple in China – as one of the top three global suppliers involved in the MacBook, iPad and Apple Watch production chains. The award highlights the continuity of performance, industrial robustness and the specialized technological contribution of LE Group […]

Materials/Manufacturing

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

Pensana Rakes In $100M Investment to Support Mine-to-Magnet Buildup as Ore Reserves Mushroom in Angola; Makes Offtake Deal with VAC 

December 18, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Pensana Rakes In $100M Investment to Support Mine-to-Magnet Buildup as Ore Reserves Mushroom in Angola; Makes Offtake Deal with VAC 

Pensana has raked in a $100 million stock investment by an unnamed strategic Investor in support of the UK company’s mine-to-magnet strategy. The move follows soon after a detailed evaluation of its developing Longonjo property in Angola resulted in jumping by five times its content of rare earths for magnet applications — elevating the property’s status as an important potential future provider of magnetic feedstock outside China. […]