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Korean Steelmaker POSCO Establishes ‘China Excluded’ Supply Chain for Rare Earth Magnets in Big Expansion for EV Drivetrain Components 

Holding big new orders from automakers for permanent magnets and planning to build a globally integrated enterprise for magnet and motor component manufacturing, Korean steelmaker Posco International announced on March 18 that it has successfully […]

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Nippon Drops Electrical Steel Lawsuit Against Toyota, as Automaker Embraces e-Mobility 

Embracing a vision of finding your future in e-mobility, Toyota’s future will no longer be in court battling Nippon Steel in three patent infringement cases over the giant automaker’s use of electrical steel for its motors. After two years of litigation, the cases were closed about the same time that Toyota proclaimed its “Find Your Future” theme at Japan Mobility Show 2023, formerly the Tokyo Motor Show, envisioning the adoption of multiple forms of electric vehicles. […]

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Rembrandtin Develops Chromium-Free Coating for Electrical Steel

Austrian industrial coatings company Rembrandtin has developed what it says is the world’s first chromium-free electrostrip coating for grain-oriented electrical steel used in distribution transformers, meeting a key requirement in upcoming environmental regulations.  A one-component system that shows very good electro-insulating […]